103 Portland Road Sunderland SR3 1SR

24/00811/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 24 July 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of existing dwelling to offices

Received: 25 April 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sunderland City Council
Ward: Barnes

ReceivedReceived25 Apr
ValidatedValidated25 Apr
Consult.Consultation21 May
TargetTarget Date26 Jul
DecidedDecided24 Jul

Decided in 90 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 103 Portland Road Sunderland SR3 1SR. Sunderland has handled 694 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 6 weeks longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Barnes. We hold 339 applications in total for the SR3 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Sunderland City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SR3 1SR
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 April 2024
Consultation expiry: 21 May 2024
Consultation start: 30 April 2024
Consultation end: 21 May 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 30 April 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 21 May 2024
Last date for comments: 21 May 2024
Target decision date: 26 July 2024
Permission expires: 24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Miss Louise Huddart 1 Strawberry Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear NE1 4BX

Planning decision

Statutory period: 92 days

Appeal history

3367469

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 19 September 2025Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13005013
Comments: 0
Documents: 12
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Associated applications

2024
13 Nov
Discharge of condition 3 (highway info) attached to planning application 24/00811/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02315/DIS
2024
25 Apr
Change of use of existing dwelling to offices
This applicationApprovedFull24/00811/FUL

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