St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

This site has had 15 applications since 2021: 9 approved, 0 refused.

• 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

  Submitted 11 Sep 2026
• 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

  Submitted 11 Sep 2026
• 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

  Decided 3 Sep 2026
• 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.

  Decided 13 Jan 2025
• 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

  Decided 2 Jan 2025 Trees
• 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)

  Decided 17 Jan 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
• 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.

  Decided 9 Jul 2024 Outline
• 24/00784/TPC Granted

  St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

  Works to trees - T2 (Lime) Remove , T3 (Sycamore) Remove

  Decided 25 Jun 2024 Trees
• 24/00765/TPA Granted

  St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

  Works to trees - T1 (Sycamore) Remove

  Decided 9 Jul 2024 Trees
• 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.

  Decided 9 May 2024

1. 15 Aug 2023

   Received by Sunderland

2. 19 Sep 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Nov 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 10 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Sunderland granted permission on 8 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.

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.

• Willowbank Cottage Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7GZ

  24/02238/TPC Submitted 1 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  Works to trees - T1 (Crab apple) - Reduce by 1.5m and crown clean.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

  23/01770/TPA Submitted 7 Aug 2023 50 yards away

  T341 (Hornbeam) - Remove to ground level T337 (Swedish whitebeam) - Remove to ground level T339 (Common Lime) - Remove to ground level

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 110 Queen Alexandra Road Sunderland

  21/00263/TPA Submitted 5 Jan 2021 50 yards away

  Application to remove low limb to provide clearances for neighbouring property of 1no Walnut Tree, remove deadwood from 1no Sycamore Tree and crown lift branches by 3m and trim back ivy to clear access path 1no Sycamore Tree subject to TPO 138 (See references 1, 2 & 10 on Tree Survey)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 110 Queen Alexandra Road Sunderland

  20/02289/TPC Submitted 7 Dec 2020 50 yards away

  Tree works relating to 3no. Sycamores, 1no. Juniper, 1no, Berberis, 1no. Conifer (numbers 3,4,6,7,11 and 12) and Shrub groups G5, G8 and G9 set out within the tree survey submitted on the 05.02.21. (amended description 16.03.21)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Saint Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

  18/01345/TPA Submitted 27 Jul 2018 50 yards away

  Various tree works as per schedule

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• West Bank Ashbrooke Road Sunderland SR2 7TT

  22/02545/TPC Submitted 19 Nov 2022 100 yards away

  Tree Works - T2 Ash- fell due to ash dieback, T6 Sycamore- crown reduce by 2m and crown lift to 6m and T7 Conifer - fell to a stump.

  Granted Trees 10 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