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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
91.0% of applications approved
Ranks #106 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4
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 #163 of 317 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
£151,000 median sale price
-3.2% year on year · 2,724 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01407/DIS | Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland | Partial discharge of condition 16 (Verification report) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR for plots 89, 90,… | Dischargeconditions | 29 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01418/SCR | Northumbrian Water Ltd Sewage Disposal Works Sedgeletch Road Houghton-le-Spring | Formal screening opinion to confirm the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA') to accompany the… | Environmentalimpact | 29 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01412/OBL | Land South West Of Herrington Country Park Chester Road Penshaw Sunderland | Discharge of Schedule 5, Part 1.3 (Open Space Management Plan) of Section 106 Referenced 20/02027/HE4. | Other | 29 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01402/DIS | Mill Garages (Audi) Stadium Way Sunderland | Discharge of condition 3 (pre-occupation: fixed external plant) attached to 23/01267/FUL | Dischargeconditions | 26 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01403/AM1 | Peel Centre Spire Road Glover Washington | Non material amendment to approval 21/02091/VAR (Variation of condition 2 (plans) relating to approved application… | Fullplanning | 26 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01368/FUL | Old House Cottage Warden Law Houghton-le-Spring | Demolish existing sheds, erection of new flat-roofed garage and new gates to front | Fullplanning | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01360/FUL | Smee 18 The Green Washington Village Washington | Erection of first floor extension above existing single storey extension and loft conversion with dormer window to… | Householder | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01364/DIS | 3 And 4 Douro Terrace Sunderland | Discharge of condition 4 (secondary glazing) attached to 24/01678/LBC (part 1 of 2). | Dischargeconditions | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01420/DIS | 3 And 4 Douro Terrace Sunderland | Discharge of condition 5 (Mechanical ventilation) attached to 24/01678/LBC (part 2 of 2). | Dischargeconditions | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01356/ADV | Grey Horse Inn Penshaw Lane Houghton-le-Spring | Erection of 1no. externally illuminated hanging sign, 1no. Individual housename letters. 1no.single sided chalkboard… | Advertisement | 22 Jun 2026 |
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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 29 Jun 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Sunderland, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 22,048 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 29 Jun 2026.
91.0% of Sunderland's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (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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