Planning application
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T341 (Hornbeam) - Remove to ground level T337 (Swedish whitebeam) - Remove to ground level T339 (Common Lime) - Remove to ground level
As published by the council, reference 23/01770/TPA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/01770/TPA
- Type
- Trees in a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 7 Aug 2023
- Validated
- 27 Sep 2023
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2023
- Ward
- St Michaels
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SR2 7HU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 15 applications since 2021: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01966/DIS Awaiting decision
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Discharge of condition 14 (pre-occupation: fixed plant) attached to planning application 24/01395/FDC
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26/01965/DIS Awaiting decision
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Discharge of condition 21 (pre-occupation: travel plan) attached to planning application 24/01395/FDC
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26/01630/AM1 Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Non-material amendment to approval 24/01395/FDC (Demolition of the existing school buildings (Use Class F1) and the construction of new three storey school buildings with associated landscape works (including felling of trees), outdoor games areas, amenity space and PV canopies, as well as the siting of temporary accommodation during the demolition and build programme (Use Class F1) to allow for amendments including alterations to doors and windows and relocation of PV canopies
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24/02325/WAT Decided
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
The proposed works are to install 2no. piped connections to an existing culverted watercourse to act as a discharge point for surface water from the proposed development at St Aidans Catholic Academy. The discharge is surface water only therefore there are no adverse environmental effects anticipated.
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24/02169/TPA Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Works to trees - T1 (Small Yew) - Fell to ground level followed by stump grinding, T2 (Lime) - Fell to ground level followed by stump grinding,T3 (Yew) - Fell to ground level followed by stump grinding,T4 (Lime) - Fell to ground level followed by stump grinding
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24/01395/FDC Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Demolition of the existing school buildings (Use Class F1) and the construction of new three storey school buildings with associated landscape works (including felling of trees), outdoor games areas, amenity space and PV canopies, as well as the siting of temporary accommodation during the demolition and build programme (Use Class F1)
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24/01047/SCR Decided
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Request a Screening Opinion pursuant to Regulations 6 (1) and 6 (3) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 ('the EIA Regulations') as to whether the Local Planning Authority considers that an Environmental Impact Assessment is required to accompany a full planning application for the proposed demolition of the existing school buildings and the construction of new three storey school buildings with associated landscaping, outdoor games areas, amenity space and canopies, as well as the siting of temporary accommodation during the demolition and build programme.
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24/00784/TPC Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Works to trees - T2 (Lime) Remove , T3 (Sycamore) Remove
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24/00765/TPA Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Works to trees - T1 (Sycamore) Remove
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24/00456/WAT Withdrawn
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
It is proposed to divert the existing watercourse as indicated on the attached drawings from the northern point where it enters the site, to be relocated within the landscape to the east and reconnect within the existing car park. The culverted watercourse is noted to be approximatley 2m deep from record drawings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2023
Received by Sunderland
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27 Sep 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Nov 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Oct 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
ATW Tree & Landscaping Specialists LTD Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Sunderland granted permission on 13 November 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 tree works applications
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.
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