6 Whitethroat Close Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0GB

1. 25 Jan 2023

   Received by Sunderland

2. 1 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Certify

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Land North Of Murton Lane/South Of Fir Tree Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

  17/01868/FUL Submitted 19 Sep 2017 86m away

  Substitution of house type to plots 95-98 with 2 no. Hanbury and 1 no. Rufford house types and detached single/double garage blocks attached to previously approved applications 06/02209/FUL and 13/00540/REM (Amended Description)

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• 71 Kingfisher Drive Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0GE

  20/01621/FUL Submitted 8 Sep 2020 177m away

  Retrospective application for single storey extension to the front.

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Manor House High Street Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0HN

  26/01560/FUL Submitted 15 Jul 2026 213m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

  Proposed new roof reconstruction following fire damage to include enlargements of previous roof arrangements

  Awaiting decision Full applications Roofing

• 9 Smiths Terrace Easington Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 0JH

  21/00911/FUL Submitted 18 Apr 2021 244m away

  Erection of single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Sydney Sparrow Limited (Motor Engineers) Back Smiths Terrace Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0JQ

  19/01620/FUL Submitted 26 Sep 2019 271m away

  Extension to replace section of existing building.

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs

• Hetton Lyons Cricket Club Lilywhite Terrace Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0HF

  26/01517/BGP Submitted 10 Jul 2026 280m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

  Discharge of condition 5 (BNG Plan) attached to planning application 25/00908/FUL (Part 1 of 2)

  Awaiting decision

• 26/01828/CLE Awaiting decision

  3 Riversdale Terrace Sunderland SR2 7NQ

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a HMO.

  23 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01819/CLE Awaiting decision

  Basement Flat 5 The Cloisters Sunderland SR2 7BD

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a HMO.

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01765/CLE Awaiting decision

  126 Hylton Road Sunderland SR4 7XT

  Lawful development certificate for existing use as HMO

  13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01520/CLP Awaiting decision

  4 Pretoria Square Sunderland SR3 1QZ

  Certificate of proposed lawful development for the internal reconfiguration resulting in new window to front elevation

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00850/CLP Decided

  Ashbrooke School Ashbrooke Road Sunderland SR2 7JA

  Application for certificate of lawful proposed development to proposed single storey classroom building

  17 Apr 2026 Lawful development