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National Glass Centre Liberty Way Sunderland SR6 0GL

Awaiting decision Sunderland 26/00877/SCR Screening Opinion

Works: Demolition

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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.

  • 26/01549/FU4 Awaiting decision

    National Glass Centre Liberty Way Sunderland SR6 0GL

    Erection of temporary security hoarding around site boundary

    Submitted 14 Jul 2026
  • 19/00181/FUL Granted

    National Glass Centre Liberty Way Sunderland SR6 0GL

    Erection of a new 2.4m high fence

    Decided 10 Apr 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Apr 2026

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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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.

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