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56-90 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DP

Awaiting decision Sunderland 25/01696/LOU LAP Outline application (Reg 3)

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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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
Type
LAP Outline application (Reg 3)
Status
Current
Received
28 Jul 2025
Validated
6 Aug 2025
Ward
Deptford And Hendon
Postcode
SR1 3DP

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. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Sunderland took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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Documents

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

226 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Sunderland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sunderland's median decision took 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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