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56-90 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DP

Awaiting decision Sunderland 26/02218/SCR

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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

Proposal

Request a formal screening opinion to confirm whether an Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA') is required in respect of the proposed development of 216 residential apartments, up to 1,650sqm of commercial floorspace, and associated conversion and demolition of existing buildings, infrastructure, access and landscaping ('the Proposed Development') on land at High Street West, Sunderland ('the Site'). This request is made in pursuance of Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017 (as amended) ("the EIA Regulations").

As published by the council, reference 26/02218/SCR

Application record

Reference
26/02218/SCR
Status
Current
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Postcode
SR1 3DP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01696/LOU Granted

    56-90 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DP

    Outline planning application for a mixed-used development which could include retail, food and drink, commercial, offices, residential uses and serviced apartments (Use Classes C1, C3, E and sui generis), demolition of the existing buildings (full or partial), demolition of the pedestrian bridge over St Mary's Boulevard, with associated infrastructure and landscaping works (all matters reserved except access) (response to Environment Agency comments received 18/11/25, updated drainage strategy received 24/11/25)

    Decided 2 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2026

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 December 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 this record

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