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
Internal alterations to form apart-hotel, including new partitions, en-suite facilities, mezzanine levels, and associated servicing/circulation works.
As published by the council, reference 26/01146/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01146/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- 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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26/01145/FUL Awaiting decision
The Quayside Exchange Exchange Building 197 High Street East Sunderland SR1 2AX
Change of use of existing restaurant/function venue to aparthotel, with associated internal alterations.
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
17 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 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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