About the Sunniside Conservation Area
The Sunniside Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Sunderland City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 50 listed buildings, all Grade II.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Sunniside CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- 110, 111 and 112, High Street WestGrade II
- 14, Foyle StreetGrade II
- 15-25, Foyle StreetGrade II
- 19 Borough Road and attached railingsGrade II
- 21 and 22, Fawcett StreetGrade II
- 211 AND 212, HIGH STREET WEST (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 22, Athenaeum StreetGrade II
- 3, Athenaeum StreetGrade II
- 43-48, West SunnisideGrade II
- 5-12, Foyle StreetGrade II
- 64, Tatham StreetGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Bethesda Free ChurchGrade II
- Borough Social Services Area OfficeGrade II
- Burdon HouseGrade II
- Central BuildingsGrade II
- Church of St Mary and Attached RailingsGrade II
- County Court With Attached Steps and RailingsGrade II
- Custom HouseGrade II
- Elephant Tea Warehouse and GrocersGrade II
- Former Presbyterian ChapelGrade II
- Gates and Railings in Front of Number 19Grade II
- Hutchinson's BuildingsGrade II
- Lloyd's Bank and Attached Walls and GatesGrade II
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- Mackie's CornerGrade II
- Maritime Buildings and Attached BalustradeGrade II
- Medieval Arch in Wall to West of Public GardensGrade II
- Museum and LibraryGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- No. 20, VILLIERS STREETGrade II
- Nos. 29 and 30, VILLIERS STREETGrade II
- Number 19 and Attached Wall, Railings and Area CoverGrade II
- Numbers 11-17 With Steps and Railings AttachedGrade II
- Numbers 17-29 With Steps and Handrails AttachedGrade II
- Numbers 20-23 With Steps and Railings AttachedGrade II
- Numbers 25-28 With Steps and Railings AttachedGrade II
- Numbers 28-39 (consecutive) With Steps and Railings AttachedGrade II
- Numbers 31, 32 and 33 and Attached Steps, Walls, Railings and Area CoverGrade II
- Numbers 32-42 With Steps and Railings AttachedGrade II
- Numbers 45-58 With Steps and Railings AttachedGrade II
- Numbers 45, 46 and 47 With Attached Steps and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 48-58 With Steps and Railings AttachedGrade II
- Post Office and RailingsGrade II
- Register BuildingsGrade II
- Sunderland and South Shields Water Company Offices, With Steps, Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Sunniside ChambersGrade II
- Tavistock HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Midland BankGrade II
- Two Lamp Standards in Front of Main Entrance to Museum and LibraryGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Foyle StreetAthenaeum StreetVilliers StreetFawcett StreetTatham Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBSunniside Conservation Area AppraisalSunderland City Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Sunderland City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.