Planning application
Victoria House Toward Road Sunderland SR1 2QF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from offices (E Class) to 24no. bed hotel (Class C1)
As published by the council, reference 26/00647/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00647/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Deptford And Hendon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SR1 2QF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Sunderland
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pyramid Architectural Designs Agent, an architecture practice
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29 documents on file for this application
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