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River Wear Sunderland

Granted Sunderland 23/00432/VA3 Variation of Condition (Reg 3)

Works: Trees

Relates to 20/02391/LP3

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Variation of conditions 2 and 5 of planning permission ref. 20/02391/LP3 (Construction of high-level pedestrian and cycle bridge across River Wear) to allow for removal of additional trees and amendments to approved ecology mitigation and enhancement measures.

As published by the council, reference 23/00432/VA3

Application record

Reference
23/00432/VA3
Type
Variation of Condition (Reg 3)
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
24 Feb 2023
Validated
1 Mar 2023
Decided
4 Apr 2023
Ward
Southwick
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 7 applications since 2020: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/02438/DIS Granted

    River Wear Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 8 (Landscaping) attached to planning application 20/02391/LP3 (Part 1 of 2)

    Decided 17 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 23/00608/AM1 Granted

    River Wear Sunderland

    Non material amendment relating to condition 3 of application 20/02391/LP3 (amended via variation app. ref. 23/00432/VA3)(Construction of a high-level pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Wear, linking the north and south sides of the river between the 'Vaux' site and the Sheepfolds area) proposing amendments to the construction environmental management plan.

    Decided 4 May 2023 Amendments
  • 22/02032/DIS Granted

    River Wear Sunderland

    Discharge if condition 6 (Ecological maintenance and monitoring) attached to planning application 20/02391/LP3

    Decided 12 Oct 2022 Conditions
  • 22/01609/DIS Granted

    River Wear Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 9 (remediation strategy) attached to planning application 20/02391/LP3 - Part 1 of 3 (additional information received)

    Decided 23 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 22/01667/DIS Decided

    River Wear Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 12 (Piling restrictions) attached to planning application 20/02391/LP3 - Part 2 of 3 (additional information received)

    Decided 23 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 20/02391/LP3 Granted

    River Wear Sunderland

    Construction of a high-level pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Wear, linking the north and south sides of the river between the 'Vaux' site and the Sheepfolds area.

    Decided 30 Mar 2021 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2023

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 1 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 20/02391/LP3 Granted

    River Wear Sunderland

    Construction of a high-level pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Wear, linking the north and south sides of the river between the 'Vaux' site and the Sheepfolds area.

    Decided 30 Mar 2021 Other

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 23/00608/AM1 Granted

    River Wear Sunderland

    Non material amendment relating to condition 3 of application 20/02391/LP3 (amended via variation app. ref. 23/00432/VA3)(Construction of a high-level pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Wear, linking the north and south sides of the river between the 'Vaux' site and the Sheepfolds area) proposing amendments to the construction environmental management plan.

    Decided 4 May 2023 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 4 April 2023, 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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • River Wear Sunderland

    20/02391/LP3 Submitted 18 Dec 2020 9m away

    Construction of a high-level pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Wear, linking the north and south sides of the river between the 'Vaux' site and the Sheepfolds area.

    Granted Other 76 docs
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In Sunderland

  • 26/01886/VAR Awaiting decision

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    20 Oct 2025 Amendments
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    3 Aug 2026 Amendments
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    7 May 2026 Amendments