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PS (Antiques) 12 - 14 Borough Road Sunderland SR1 1EP

26/01561/FU4Full Application (Reg 4)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of the former Peter Smith Antiques Building to create Glassworks Sunderland, comprising specialist glass and ceramics making facilities, flexible maker studios, learning and community space, co-working office accommodation and associated ancillary facilities, together with various external alterations to buildings, including window alterations, repairs, new stair structure, new roof and external plant.

Received
15 July 2026
Decision due
23 October 2026
Public comments
11
Ward
Deptford And Hendon
Agent
Xsite architecture LLP
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.18 Aug
  4. Target23 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 18 August.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (54)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at PS (Antiques) 12 - 14 Borough Road Sunderland SR1 1EP. Sunderland has handled 694 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Sunniside conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Deptford And Hendon. We hold 152 applications in total for the SR1 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
SR1 1EP
Application type
Full Application (Reg 4)
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026
Consultation expiry
25 August 2026
Consultation start
18 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
28 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 August 2026
Last date for comments
9 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Xsite architecture LLP
Agent address
Tim Bailey Unit 2.11, I4-Quayside Albion Row Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 1LL

Planning decision

Statutory period
88 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 August 2026
Advertisement expiry
25 August 2026
Site notice start
28 July 2026
Site notice end
18 August 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15013338
Documents
54
Constraints
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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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