Plots 4 And 5/Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland

1. 17 Jul 2026

   Received by Sunderland

2. 3 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• 25/01416/HY3 Granted

  Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland

  Hybrid planning application consisting of full planning permission for the demolition of 38 No. industrial units (part retrospective) and for enabling works to facilitate the development of Plots 4 and 5; and outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for access) for the proposed phased development of up to 456 homes for residential accommodation, aparthotel (Use Class C1), mobility hub (Sui Generis), up to a maximum of 6560 sqm of Use Class E(g)(i) offices, and up to maximum of 883 sqm of one or more of the following: financial/professional/commercial services (Use Class E(c)), medical / health services (Use Class E(e)), and nursery/creche/day centre (Use Class E(f)) with the phased delivery of retail use Class E(a) and restaurant/café (Use Class E(b)) distributed across the site as follows: Phase 1a and 1b (mobility hub) up to a maximum of 100 sqm; Phase 2 up to a maximum of 116 sqm; Phase 3 up to a maximum of 116 sqm; Phase 4 up to a maximum of 1536 sqm (between 4 and 12 No. units) and Phase 5 up to a maximum of 511 sqm, associated infrastructure and mitigation.

  Decided 3 Jul 2026

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.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Sunderland's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.