16 Athelstan Rigg Sunderland SR2 0NT

1. 25 Oct 2022

   Received by Sunderland

2. 12 Dec 2022

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Sunderland granted permission on 12 December 2022, 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.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 18 Athelstan Rigg Sunderland SR2 0NT

  22/02333/TPC Submitted 21 Oct 2022 50 yards away

  Fell 1no. Mature Ash Tree (T1) and 1no. Rowan Tree (T2). Crown reduction of 2m height and 2m width of 1no. mature Beech Tree (T3) and crown lift to approx 4m from ground level. Reduce height of 3no. Beech Hedges approx. 15LinM toan approx. height of 4ft

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Athelstan Rigg Sunderland

  19/00174/TPA Submitted 31 Jan 2019 100 yards away

  Various tree works - (T, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T9 and T16).

  Refused Trees 2 docs

• 24 Cliff Road Sunderland SR2 0NW

  17/01953/FUL Submitted 29 Sep 2017 100 yards away

  Erection of a first floor extension to rear above exisitng single storey extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Cliff Terrace Sunderland SR2 0NN

  26/01270/TPC Submitted 10 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Works to tree(s) - x2 (Sycamore) - Thinned and crowned by 10-20%

  Granted Trees

• 19 The Village Ryhope Sunderland SR2 0NQ

  23/02648/FUL Submitted 29 Dec 2023 150 yards away

  Change of use from ground floor retail use to one residential unit (retrospective). Amended red line location plan received 02/08/2024

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Saint Pauls Old Church The Village Ryhope Sunderland SR2 0NQ

  21/00965/TPA Submitted 22 Apr 2021 150 yards away

  Crown clean to remove deadwood, remove broken branches, remove stub cuts from low canopy, prune to provide 2m clearance from adjacent wires, thin canopy by 25% to 1no Sycamore tree (T53), Crown clean to remove deadwood, remove stub cuts from lower canopy, thin canopy by 25% to 2no Sycamore trees (T54 & T55), Crown clean to remove deadwood, thin canopy by 25% and monitor tree for signs of ash die back and to take action as required to 1no Ash tree (T56), Crown clean and remove deadwood, thin canopy by 25% to 1no Sycamore tree (T57), Crown clean to remove deadwood, thin canopy by 25% to 1no Sycamore (T58) subject to TPO 21

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 26/02245/TPA Awaiting decision

  The Croft Ashbrooke Range Sunderland SR2 7TP

  Works to trees - T1 (Ash) - Fell, T2 (Ash) - Fell

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02145/TPA Awaiting decision

  27 Percy Terrace Hendon Sunderland SR2 8SE

  Works to tree(s) - T01 (Ash) - Pollard to a height of 7 metres Arb Risk Assessment H&S Survey attached.

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/01669/TPA Granted

  7 Stedham Close Washington NE37 3LS

  T1 (Conifer) - remove T2 (Cherry) - remove T3 (Sycamore) - prune back secondary limbs on large limb closest to the house taken it back to suitable growth points to clear property

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01729/TPA Granted

  The Coach House Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB

  T1 Sycamore - Remove X1 branch to take the tree canopy back from the property.

  Received 9 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01996/TPA Awaiting decision

  12 Thomas Hawksley Park Sunderland SR3 1UY

  Works to tree(s) - T3 (Sycamore)- Crown reduce in height and width by 2m

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Trees