The Durham Company Hawthorn House Blackthorn Way Sedgeletch Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6JN

1. 16 Oct 2019

   Received by Sunderland

2. 13 Dec 2019

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Finally Disposed

4. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• The Durham Company Hawthorn House Blackthorn Way Sedgeletch Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6JW

  24/02216/FUL Submitted 29 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  Erection of a detached modular office building (Retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• Land Adjacent To Blackthorn Way Sedgeletch Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring

  19/00963/FUL Submitted 4 Jun 2019 250 yards away

  Residential development for 138 dwellings.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 98 docs
  Major scheme

• Avenue Vivian And Rose Avenue Fence Houses Houghton Le Spring DH4 6HZ

  21/00621/DIS Submitted 17 Mar 2021 250 yards away

  Discharge of condition 14 (Drainage Verification Report) attached to planning application 20/00566/VAR.

  Granted Conditions 7 docs

• Avenue Vivian And Rose Avenue Fence Houses Houghton Le Spring DH4 6HZ

  20/01739/DIS Submitted 22 Sep 2020 250 yards away

  Information to discharge condition no 8 (Remediation Strategy Verification Plan of planning approval 20/00566/VAR (1of1)

  Granted Conditions 12 docs

• 78 Avenue Vivian Fence Houses Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6HY

  18/00829/FUL Submitted 15 May 2018 250 yards away

  Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Avenue Vivian And Rose Avenue Fence Houses Houghton Le Spring DH4 6HZ

  19/00974/FUL Submitted 7 Jun 2019 250 yards away

  Application for the erection of 44 affordable dwellings and associated landscape works.

  Granted Full applications 62 docs

• 26/01803/MAW Awaiting decision

  Thompsons Of Prudhoe Quarry Springwell Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7SQ

  Installation of concrete batching plant, including aggregate hoppers, mixing machine, storage silos and aggregate storage bays (part retrospective)

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Other
• 26/01784/MAW Awaiting decision

  Thompsons Of Prudhoe Quarry Springwell Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7SQ

  Installation of area of concrete hardstanding

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Other
• 26/01687/MAW Awaiting decision

  Eppleton Quarry Downs Pit Lane/Lindsay Street Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring DH5 9NH

  The extraction of sand and limestone from Eppleton Quarry up until 2048 (a time extension of 8 years) and the importation of 5.6 million tonnes of material over a 21-year period to infill the resulting void and to restore the quarry. Restoration as extension to Hetton Lyons Country Park. At Eppleton Quarry, Downs Pit Lane, Hetton le Hole

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Other
• 26/01691/HY4 Awaiting decision

  Land To The North Of A1290 Washington.

  Hybrid Application comprising 442 dwellings (C3 use) including details of the means of access served from the A1290, earthworks, landscaping, public open space and drainage attenuation (full application), and construction of employment floorspace (Use Class (B8) with ancillary (E(g)(i)) office associated servicing and infrastructure, including sub-station, car parking, service yards and circulation space, drainage attenuation, earthworks and landscaping (outline application all matters reserved).

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Other
• 26/01596/LP3 Awaiting decision

  Usworth Recreation Park Manor Road Concord Washington

  Repair of fire damaged building including amendments to the front elevations. Existing stepped access/doorway to the left side of the front elevation to be infilled with timber studs and new window opening installed. Existing external sand/cement render to be stripped off and new vented cavity system constructed and finished with silicone render system and replacement PVCu windows

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Other