Planning application
National Glass Centre Liberty Way Sunderland SR6 0GL
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for Screening Opinion in respect of an application for Prior Approval for the proposed demolition of the National Glass Centre.
As published by the council, reference 26/00877/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00877/SCR
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Roker
- Postcode
- SR6 0GL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01549/FU4 Awaiting decision
National Glass Centre Liberty Way Sunderland SR6 0GL
Erection of temporary security hoarding around site boundary
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19/00181/FUL Granted
National Glass Centre Liberty Way Sunderland SR6 0GL
Erection of a new 2.4m high fence
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Sunderland
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 June 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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