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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
90.7% of applications approved
Ranks #109 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
31.3% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #164 of 315 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 99 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£152,500 median sale price
-3.5% year on year · 2,754 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
48.1% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #114 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 145,241 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01756/PRI | 25 Grasmoor View Sunderland | Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Extends 4.05m from the original dwelling, 3.38m in height and 2.49m to the… | Priorapproval | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01771/PRI | 31 Lulsgate Sunderland | Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Extends 4.05m from the original dwelling, 3.5m in height and 2.45m to the… | Priorapproval | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01725/FUL | Market Place Industrial Estate Gravel Walks Houghton-Lespring | Retrospective application for change of use of open land to enclosed yard with storage containers. | Changeofuse | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01711/LBC | Saint Marys Church Church Street South Hylton Sunderland | Removal of the full chime of 8 church bells from the tower of St Mary's Church | Listedbuilding | 6 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01701/ADV | Washington Retail Park Spire Road Washington Sunderland | Installation of 1no. internally illuminated monolith 1no. entrance sign and 1no. mounted pole sign | Advertisement | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01696/ADV | New Derby Roker Baths Road Sunderland | Erection of 7no. various signs to building to include fascia, projecting and double sided pictorial signs. | Advertisement | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01766/DIS | Farringdon Community Academy Allendale Road Sunderland | Discharge of condition 23 (Remediation Strategy (following dem)) attached to planning application 22/01958/FU4 (Part 2… | Dischargeconditions | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01699/DIS | Farringdon Community Academy Allendale Road Sunderland | Discharge of condition 22 (Submission of ground investigation (dem)) attached to planning application 22/01958/FU4… | Dischargeconditions | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01706/FUL | 7 Sunnybrow Sunderland | Erection of a single storey extension to side | Householder | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 26/01685/FUL | Best Western The Roker Hotel 9 - 13 Roker Terrace Sunderland | Installation of kitchen hood and external extract ductwork (Retrospective) (Description amended 14.08.2026) | Fullplanning | 4 Aug 2026 |
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About this data
We index every application published on Sunderland’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://online-applications.sunderland.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 12 Aug 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Sunderland, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 22,199 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Sunderland's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 12 Aug 2026.
90.7% of Sunderland's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
31.3% of appeals against Sunderland decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 99 decided appeals.
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