Washington South planning approval rate
Washington South ward in Sunderland has a 94.9% approval rate based on 257 planning decisions. Sunderland overall: 88.6%.
Last updated: March 2026
94.9%
ward approval rate
257
Decisions
244
Approved
13
Refused
88.6%
Sunderland average
Washington South is 6.3 percentage points above the Sunderland average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Washington South compares
Washington South ward
94.9%
Sunderland overall
88.6%
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Recent decisions in Washington South
Change of use from storage (B8) to indoor sports facility (E(d)) including door · Fri 27 Feb 2026
Conversion of two dwellings into a single dwelling, removal of 1 no. front door · Fri 06 Feb 2026
Change of use from class C3 (dwelling house) to F1 (learning and non-residential · Wed 28 Jan 2026
Erection of front porch extension including render finish (Part retrospective) · Thu 15 Jan 2026
Erection of two storey side/single storey rear extension and single storey detac · Wed 19 Nov 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Sunderland, 1 in 9 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Sunderland
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Sunderland
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 10,482 decisions.