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Safari Coaches James Terrace Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0QR

Awaiting decision Sunderland 26/01911/FUL Full applications

Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Demolition of existing commercial building and erection of a new three storey detached dwelling (amended plan received on 14.9.26 to allow 14m distance to adjacent properties)

As published by the council, reference 26/01911/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01911/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Current
Received
4 Sep 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Postcode
DH5 0QR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 17/02468/OUT Granted

    Safari Coaches James Terrace Easington Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 0QR

    Erection of 3no. residential dwellings (REVISED DESCRIPTION 22.10.2018)

    Decided 12 Dec 2018 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2026

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 10 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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 59 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 75 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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