The Galleries Washington Town Centre Washington
Approved on 18 June 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
The installation of 764No. roof mounted solar PV panels, removing part of the existing solar PV system (100kWp) it will result in total installed capacity of 604.44kWp
- Received
- 16 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Sunderland City Council
- Ward
- Washington Central
- Agent
- Solarsense UK Ltd
- ReceivedReceived16 Apr
- ValidatedValidated22 Apr
- Consult.Consultation14 May
- TargetTarget Date19 Jun
- DecidedDecided18 Jun
Decided in 57 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at The Galleries Washington Town Centre Washington. Sunderland has handled 2,503 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Washington Central.
Application details
- Application type
- PCZ Other solar photovoltaics
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 14 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 23 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 14 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 14 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 June 2026
- Permission expires
- 18 June 2031
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Solarsense UK Ltd
- Agent address
- Miss Vitaite Unit 1A Tweed Road Clevedon BS21 6RR GB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 58 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14863532
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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