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Sunderland - Various Planning Notices
What is planned?
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As amended)
Town and Country Planning
(Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
Sections 67 and/or 73 and 74 of the Planning
(Listed Building and Conservation Area) Act 1990
The Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992
The following will be determined under all/part of the above
26/01825/HMOA - Basement Flat and Ground Floor Flat 2-6 Mowbray House Tunstall Road Sunderland SR2 7RT. Elementary Homes Limited is applying to the Local Planning Authority for: Change of use of basement flat to 4no. bed HMO Use Class C4 (Retrospective), and change of use of ground floor flat to 4no. bed HMO (non-retrospective) Use Class C4
26/01855/FUL - The Mowbray Apartments Borough Road Sunderland SR1 1PS. Gentoo Group is applying to the Local Planning Authority for: Remove and replace external wall cladding, timber walkways and balconies.
This relates to a proposal which affects the setting of Sunderland Museum and The Winter Gardens which are included in the Statutory List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest.
Copies of the application and plans are available for inspection at City Hall, Plater Way, Sunderland, SR1 3AA, during normal office hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm please note this is a self-serve facility. Alternatively, you can make comment and view plans via the internet at
https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/online-applications/
within 21 days beginning with the date of publication of this notice.
Statement under Regulation 30(1)(d) of the
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)
Regulations 2017 (as amended) (“the Regulations”)
Applicant
Homes by Esh
Description of EIA Development
Proposed development of 49 dwellings with associated public open space, landscaping, highways and drainage infrastructure.
Location of EIA Development Land West Of Tunstall Lodge Hotel, Burdon Road, Tunstall, Sunderland
EIA Application Reference Number 25/01075/FUL
Decision
Planning Permission granted in respect of the above EIA application subject to conditions and a legal agreement pursuant to the decision notice dated 25th August 2026 (“the Decision Notice”)
The Local Planning Authority, in accordance with Regulation 30(1)(d) of the Regulations, provides the statement below in relation to the above EIA application.
Regulation 30(1)(d) of the Regulations requires that a statement is made publicly available for inspection at the place where the appropriate register is kept containing:
(i) details of the matters referred to in Regulation 29(2), namely:
a) Information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the decision can be done by a person with sufficient legal standing on application to the High Court for judicial review made within 6 weeks of the date of issue of the decision notice. Further advice about making a High Court Challenge can be obtained from the Administrative Court at:
The Royal Courts of Justice,
King’s Bench Division, Strand, London, WC2 2LL.
Telephone: 0207 947 6655. Website:
b)(i)(aa) The reasoned conclusion of the Local Planning Authority on the significant effects of the development on the environment, taking into account the results of the examination referred to in regulation 26(1)(a) and (b) of the Regulations, is as set out in Sunderland City Council’s Planning and Highways Committee Report dated 20 July 2026.
b)(i)(bb) Any conditions to which the decision is subject which relate to the likely significant environmental effects of the development on the environment, are as set out in the Decision Notice;
b)(i)(cc) A description of any features of the development and any measures envisaged in order to avoid, prevent, reduce and if possible offset likely significant adverse effects on the environment, are as set out in the Committee Report; and
b)(i)(dd) Any monitoring measures considered appropriate by the planning authority, which were not considered appropriate in this case are as detailed in the Committee Report and as contained in the planning conditions in the Decision Notice.
(ii) The main reasons and considerations on which the decision has been based including, if relevant, information about the participation of the public are as set out in the Committee Report and the Decision Notice.
(iii) A summary of the results of the consultations undertaken, and information gathered in respect of the application and how those results (in particular, in circumstances where regulation 58 applies, the comments received from an EEA State pursuant to consultation under that regulation) have been incorporated or otherwise addressed, are as set out in the Committee Report.
The Committee Report, the Decision Notice and legal agreement can be accessed online using reference: 25/01075/FUL at:
applications.sunderland.gov.uk/online-applications/
Peter McIntyre
Executive Director (City Development)
Date 10.09.2026
Patrick Melia OBE Chief Executive
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