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56-90 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DP

Granted Sunderland 25/01696/LOU

Works: New dwelling Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Outline planning application for a mixed-used development which could include retail, food and drink, commercial, offices, residential uses and serviced apartments (Use Classes C1, C3, E and sui generis), demolition of the existing buildings (full or partial), demolition of the pedestrian bridge over St Mary's Boulevard, with associated infrastructure and landscaping works (all matters reserved except access) (response to Environment Agency comments received 18/11/25, updated drainage strategy received 24/11/25)

As published by the council, reference 25/01696/LOU

Application record

Reference
25/01696/LOU
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
28 Jul 2025
Validated
6 Aug 2025
Decided
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Deptford And Hendon
Postcode
SR1 3DP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02218/SCR Awaiting decision

    56-90 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DP

    Request a formal screening opinion to confirm whether an Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA') is required in respect of the proposed development of 216 residential apartments, up to 1,650sqm of commercial floorspace, and associated conversion and demolition of existing buildings, infrastructure, access and landscaping ('the Proposed Development') on land at High Street West, Sunderland ('the Site'). This request is made in pursuance of Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017 (as amended) ("the EIA Regulations").

    Submitted 8 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2025

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 6 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  5. 2 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Current.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

228 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 2 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Sunderland's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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