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Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

Decided Sunderland 26/01233/CLP Lawful development

Relates to 24/00826/VAR

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Certificate of lawful proposed development for erection of drive thru', EV charging hub, tyre and Autocare centre, car wash and Class E (a), (e) and (g), Commercial, Business and Service unit, with car parking and landscaping to vacant sites (24/00826/VAR and 23/01839/FUL)

As published by the council, reference 26/01233/CLP

Application record

Reference
26/01233/CLP
Category
Lawful development
Status
Decided
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Washington Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE38 7SS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 9 applications since 2024: 7 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/02012/DIS Granted

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Discharge of condition 8 (Verification of Gas Protection Measures ) attached to planning application 24/00826/VAR

    Decided 22 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01700/AM1 Granted

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Non material amendment to previously approved application (24/00826/VAR) to allow utility yard configuration/size to be revised to suit tenant requirements and drive thru lane and furniture repositioned to suit. Pedestrian access from western site re-routed and retaining walls to perimeter widened.

    Decided 30 Sep 2024 Amendments
  • 24/01473/DIS Refused

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Discharge of condition 8 (Remediation Verification) attached to planning application attached to planning application 24/00826/VAR

    Decided 4 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00959/DIS Granted

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Discharge of condition 15 (Delivery and Servicing Plan) attached to 23/01839/FUL.

    Decided 26 Jun 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00826/VAR Granted

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 4 (extraction) attached to 23/01839/FUL (Erection of drive thru', EV charging hub, tyre and autocare centre, car wash and Class E (a), (e) and (g), Commercial, Business and Service unit, with car parking and landscaping to vacant sites) to allow for finished floor level changes (Unit1); landscape and parking amendments, and the re-wording of condition 4.

    Decided 21 Jun 2024 Amendments
  • 24/00819/DIS Granted

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Discharge of condition 7 (Detailed Remediation Scheme) attached to planning application 23/01839/FUL - Part 2 of 2

    Decided 12 Jun 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00800/DIS Granted

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Discharge of condition 6 (Ground investigation and Risk Assessment) attached to planning application 23/01839/FUL - Part 1 of 2

    Decided 12 Jun 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00580/DIS Granted

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Discharge of condition 13 (Lighting Design) attached to planning application 23/01839/FUL (Part 2 of 2)

    Decided 10 May 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 24/00826/VAR Granted

    Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 4 (extraction) attached to 23/01839/FUL (Erection of drive thru', EV charging hub, tyre and autocare centre, car wash and Class E (a), (e) and (g), Commercial, Business and Service unit, with car parking and landscaping to vacant sites) to allow for finished floor level changes (Unit1); landscape and parking amendments, and the re-wording of condition 4.

    Decided 21 Jun 2024 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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