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31 Cromwell Street Sunderland SR4 6EU

Awaiting decision Sunderland 26/00582/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO for up to and including 6no. persons (Use Class C4) (Retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 26/00582/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00582/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Current
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Pallion And Ford
Postcode
SR4 6EU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 17 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 September 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Cummings Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sunderland

Active · incorporated 2015 · Sunderland

182 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 95% granted

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Documents

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

17 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 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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