Planning application
The Mowbray Apartments Borough Road Sunderland SR1 1PS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Remove and replace external wall cladding, timber walkways and balconies.
As published by the council, reference 26/01855/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01855/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Deptford And Hendon
- Postcode
- SR1 1PS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Sunderland
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8 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Blake Hopkinson Architecture & Design Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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