New Build approval rate in Sunderland
Sunderland approved 90.2% of new build applications, based on 736 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
90.2%
new build approval rate
736
New Build decisions
664
Approved
72
Refused
88.6%
Sunderland overall
New Build applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Sunderland average (88.6%).
How new build compares in Sunderland
New Build
90.2%
Sunderland all applications
88.6%
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Other project types in Sunderland
94.6%
92.2%
95.5%
94.7%
80.0%
89.2%
97.4%
91.0%
97.7%
87.0%
51.9%
90.9%
83.3%
86.4%