Planning application
First And Second Floor 2-6 Mowbray House Tunstall Road Sunderland
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful existing use for first and second floor flats
As published by the council, reference 26/01826/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01826/CLE
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 22 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2026
Received by Sunderland
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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.
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's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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