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Ford Quarry Recreation Area Keelmans Lane Sunderland

Granted Sunderland 17/02426/LP3 Local Authority (Reg 3 )

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Engineering works to re-grade site and install drainage to facilitate the provision of 1no artificial grass pitch with stadia and associated fencing and floodlighting and provision of 2no artificial grass pitches with associated fencing and floodlighting. Extension and refurbishment of existing changing facilities, club room and bar, kitchenette and education space; provision of associated car and cycle parking, signage and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 17/02426/LP3

Application record

Reference
17/02426/LP3
Type
Local Authority (Reg 3 )
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
15 Dec 2017
Validated
19 Dec 2017
Decided
20 Apr 2018
Ward
Pallion
Decision by
Planning and Highways Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 4 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/01386/VA3 Granted

    Ford Quarry Recreation Area Keelmans Lane Sunderland

    Variation of Condition 2 attached to planning approval: 18/01664/VA3, to make minor amendments, comprising alterations to approved drainage, pitch location, boundary treatment, and landscaping.

    Decided 1 Oct 2019 Amendments
  • 19/00517/DIS Decided

    Ford Quarry Recreation Area Keelmans Lane Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Building Materials) attached to planning application 17/02426/LP3

    Decided 8 Apr 2019 Conditions
  • 18/01881/DIS Decided

    Ford Quarry Recreation Area Keelmans Lane Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 5 (Landscaping) 7, (Ecological measures) 9, (Construction Plan) and 10 (Remediation Strategy) of planning application 17/02426/LP3

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Dec 2017

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 19 Dec 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Apr 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 19/00517/DIS Decided

    Ford Quarry Recreation Area Keelmans Lane Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Building Materials) attached to planning application 17/02426/LP3

    Decided 8 Apr 2019 Conditions
  • 18/01881/DIS Decided

    Ford Quarry Recreation Area Keelmans Lane Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 5 (Landscaping) 7, (Ecological measures) 9, (Construction Plan) and 10 (Remediation Strategy) of planning application 17/02426/LP3

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

106 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 20 April 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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