Planning application
Highgate Cottage Dunelm Sunderland SR2 7QS
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 the existing dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a residential care home (Use Class C2) providing a permanent residential home for a maximum of two children aged 5-17 years with autism and associated additional needs.
As published by the council, reference 26/01738/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01738/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- SR2 7QS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Sunderland
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 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 74 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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 decided full applications in a median of 105 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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