Grimestone Banks/Land North Of Penshaw Hill Cottage Chester Road Penshaw Sunderland DH4 7LB

1. 16 Sep 2022

   Received by Sunderland

2. 12 Oct 2022

   Decision issued: AGR Required and Refused

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• NEDL Manor House Station Road Penshaw Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 7LA

  18/00880/SUB Submitted 21 May 2018 100 yards away

  Creation of 17no. additional parking spaces within existing car park area.

  Granted 15 docs

• NEDL Manor House Station Road Penshaw Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7LA

  26/01022/TPA Submitted 7 May 2026 150 yards away

  T1578 (Ash) - crown clean and sever ivy, T1588 (Lime) - crown clean, T1596 (Sycamore) - crown clean / sever ivy and remove ivy T1601(Lime) - Crown clean/ clearance pruning T1572 (Ash), T1575 (Ash), T1576 (Ash), T1589 (Holly), T1582 (Sycamore) T1592 (Sycamore) - Remove T1583 (Sycamore), T1584 (Sycamore), T1585 (Hawthorn), T1597 (Sycamore) - Sever ivy T1577 (Ash), T1569 (Ash) - Monitor for Ash dieback T1569 (Ash) - Remove broken / hanging branches Hedges 1 and 2 - trim to shape and tidy as required

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Penshaw House Penshaw Stables Penshaw Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7LB

  22/02572/FUL Submitted 23 Nov 2022 150 yards away

  Change of use of Penshaw House from offices (Use Class E) to residential dwelling (Use Class C3) and associated external works.

  Granted Full applications 14 docs
  Domestic

• Penshaw House Penshaw Stables Penshaw Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7LB

  22/02573/LBC Submitted 23 Nov 2022 150 yards away

  Restoration of building to a residential dwelling, including associated internal works, which include new internal doors, repairs/upgrade of windows; repair and replacement of floors, ceilings, cornicing, skirting, picture rails and architraves; addition of new en-suite and dressing room; repairs to entrance pillars/gates, replacement portico, including associated parking, landscaping and boundary treatment. (amended 23.02.2023)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 13 docs
  Domestic

• Land At Penshaw House Station Road Penshaw Houghton-le-Spring

  22/02074/LB3 Submitted 15 Sep 2022 150 yards away

  Infill existing openings on boundary wall.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• Land At Penshaw House Penshaw Stables Penshaw Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7LB

  17/01930/LB4 Submitted 26 Sep 2017 150 yards away

  Conversion of Penshaw House to a dwelling house (including internal alterations and works to the exterior, such as repairs), refurbishment of walled garden and construction of a two storey extension to provide one additional dwelling house (as amended by documents and plans received, January 2018).

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings Extension 64 docs
  Domestic

• 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