Planning application
The Quayside Exchange Exchange Building 197 High Street East Sunderland SR1 2AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of existing restaurant/function venue to aparthotel, with associated internal alterations.
As published by the council, reference 26/01145/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01145/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Deptford And Hendon
- Postcode
- SR1 2AX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01146/LBC Awaiting decision
The Quayside Exchange Exchange Building 197 High Street East Sunderland SR1 2AX
Internal alterations to form apart-hotel, including new partitions, en-suite facilities, mezzanine levels, and associated servicing/circulation works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by Sunderland
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21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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