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Museum And Art Gallery Mowbray Gardens Burdon Road Sunderland SR1 1PP

25/01074/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Redevelopment of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens to include internal reconfiguration and refurbishment of ground floor areas; general refurbishment of other areas of the building. Creation of new galleries and exhibition spaces; new visitor and staff facilities, repair and improvements to building services. New visitor entrance and associated public realm improvements; renewal and insulation of flat roof areas, including new safe access; repairs to the windows and other fabric repairs.

Received
28 May 2025
Decision due
23 July 2025
Ward
Hendon
Agent
Purcell Architecture Limited
  1. Received28 May
  2. Validated28 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Museum And Art Gallery Mowbray Gardens Burdon Road Sunderland SR1 1PP. Sunderland has handled 49 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 May 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Sunniside conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Hendon. We hold 152 applications in total for the SR1 postcode area.

90% of heritage 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
SR1 1PP
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Purcell Architecture Limited
Agent address
The Liquor Store The Chocolate Works Bishopthorpe Road York YO23 1FT United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13944663
Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, 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.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    28 May

    Redevelopment of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens to include internal reconfiguration and refurbishment…

    PendingLocal Authority (Reg 3 )Filed alongside25/01073/LP3
  2. 2025
    28 May

    Redevelopment of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens to include internal reconfiguration and refurbishment…

    This applicationPendingListed building consent25/01074/LBC

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