Snippersgate Cottage South Hetton Road Easington Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 0LG

1. 17 Nov 2022

   Received by Sunderland

2. 4 Jun 2024

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Sunderland granted permission on 4 June 2024, 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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• Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church/Presbytery South Hetton Road Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0LG

  19/00960/FUL Submitted 5 Jun 2019 0.1 miles away

  Change of use of presbytery (ground floor) to a funeral home and church to retail showroom. (Amended Description 18.10.19)

  Granted Full applications 19 docs

• Land Adjacent Lindisfarne South Hetton Road Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0LG

  21/01674/DIS Submitted 24 Jun 2021 0.1 miles away

  Discharge of condition 6 (materials) attached to planning application 17/02061/FU4 - Part 2 of 7

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 12 Cotherstone Court Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0NJ

  26/00998/FUL Submitted 5 May 2026 0.1 miles away

  Installation of impact barrier to the front of property.

  Granted Full applications

• Former Easington Lane Primary School South Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring Easington Lane DH5 0LQ

  19/00888/DIS Submitted 21 May 2019 0.2 miles away

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials), Condition 4 (Remediation/Verification Plan), Condition 6 (Archaeological Excavation and Recording), Condition 7 (Archaeological Post Excavation Report), Condition 8 (Archaeological Publication Report), Condition 10 (Surface Water Drainage Details), Condition 14 (Travel Plan) and Condition 16 (Noise Mitigation) attached to planning application 18/01963/FU4.

  Decided Conditions 50 docs

• Whitegates Equestrian Centre Snippersgate Farm Salters Lane South Hetton Durham DH6 2UQ

  DM/26/01790/DRC Submitted 13 Jul 2026 0.2 miles away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep

  Discharge of conditions 4 (broadband supply), 5 (greenhouse gas), 7 (materials), and 8 (hard surface treatment) in relation to pursuant to previous application DM/23/03122/FPA.

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

  23/02631/FU4 Submitted 20 Dec 2023 0.3 miles away

  Erection of 135 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking, landscaping, sustainable drainage and associated infrastructure.

  Granted Full applications 154 docs

• 26/00562/OUT Granted

  Daisy Cottage North Farm Elemore Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0QX

  Outline application for the erection of a 3 bed detached dwelling and detached garage to serve existing dwelling house.

  Received 12 Mar, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline
• 26/00189/CAA Decided

  Street Record Salters Lane Houghton-le-Spring

  Consultation with adjoining authority: Installation of a solar farm together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure including battery storage (Cross boundary site with Sunderland City Council) Ref DM/25/01801/FPA. (Amended proposal)

  Received 27 Jan, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline
• 26/00640/PAY Decided

  Junction Brandy Lane/Windlass Lane Albany Washington

  Removal of payphone PCO1 Windlass Lane.

  Received 23 Mar, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline
• 25/02336/PAB Granted

  Crossfit Sunderland 13 - 14 Tavistock Place Sunderland SR1 1PB

  Proposed change of use of upper floors to a single residential flat (amended plans and acoustic assessment received 04.12.25)

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline
• 26/00930/PAB Awaiting decision

  10 - 11 Maritime Terrace Sunderland SR1 3JT

  Proposed change of use of the first floor only from its current use as ancillary storage to 1 no. self-contained residential studio apartment.

  Received 27 Apr, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline