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1 Derby Street Sunderland SR2 7AB

Awaiting decision Sunderland 25/02620/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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Proposal

Change of use from vacant doctors surgery to two flats including external alterations to front elevation.

As published by the council, reference 25/02620/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/02620/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Current
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Ward
Barnes And Thornhill
Postcode
SR2 7AB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/02506/LBC Awaiting decision

    1 Derby Street Sunderland SR2 7AB

    Removal of internal walls and creation of new walls, removal and addition of new windows to ground floor front elevation and update of main entrance façade. (Response to Conservation comments following on from site visit 07.08.2026)

    Submitted 30 Oct 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 January 2026, 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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A.M.Watt Design Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

13 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 decided full applications in a median of 75 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 20 docs

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