Planning application
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and tv studios to include the following: Detailed planning approval for the erection of soundstages with attached office buildings, production workshops, a gateway building containing security checkpoint, hospitality and administrative facilities, a multi-storey car park, a substation, a waste recycling centre, ancillary structures including for the storage of bins and cycles, with associated earthworks, site accesses, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure provision. Outline planning approval (matters reserved: scale, layout, appearance and landscaping) for film and tv studio uses including sound stages, production offices and production workshops with ancillary hospitality and administrative facilities, ancillary buildings / structures including for sub-stations, waste and cycle storage; the conversion of the red brick building into a technical education academy associated with the tv and film industry; a vendors village to provide offices and warehousing for supporting businesses; multi storey car park; the demolition of all other buildings on site; with site accesses, earthworks, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure provision. Temporary planning approval for 'meanwhile uses' associated with backlots (external filming areas) including temporary structures and infrastructure. ADDITIONAL HIGHWAYS INFORMATION RECEIVED 06.03.24
As published by the council, reference 23/02397/HY4
Application record
- Reference
- 23/02397/HY4
- Type
- Hybrid Application Regulation 4
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 17 Nov 2023
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2023
- Decided
- 28 Jun 2024
- Ward
- Pallion
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01552/VA3 Awaiting decision
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Variation of conditions of planning permission ref. 23/02397/HY4 (Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and TV studios) - variation of condition 4 to allow for changes to approved levels, layout, design, scale and appearance of buildings, access and car parking arrangements, 'backlot' filming areas, boundary of detailed/outline area and phasing of development in Site A and variation to wording of conditions 18, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 44 and 50 to reflect proposed phased approach to development.
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25/00321/DIS Granted
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Partial discharge of condition 6 (CEMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 1 of 2)
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25/00326/DIS Granted
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Partial discharge of condition 32 (CTMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 2 of 2)
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24/02097/DIS Granted
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Partial discharge (Site A only) of Condition 12 (Remediation strategy) of planning approval 23/02397/HY4. Part 2 of 2
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24/02086/DIS Granted
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Partial discharge (Site A only) of Condition 11 ( Site investigations) of planning approval 23/02397/HY4. Part 1 of 2
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2023
Received by Sunderland
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27 Nov 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jun 2024
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
7 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/01552/VA3 Awaiting decision
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Variation of conditions of planning permission ref. 23/02397/HY4 (Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and TV studios) - variation of condition 4 to allow for changes to approved levels, layout, design, scale and appearance of buildings, access and car parking arrangements, 'backlot' filming areas, boundary of detailed/outline area and phasing of development in Site A and variation to wording of conditions 18, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 44 and 50 to reflect proposed phased approach to development.
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25/00321/DIS Granted
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Partial discharge of condition 6 (CEMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 1 of 2)
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25/00326/DIS Granted
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Partial discharge of condition 32 (CTMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 2 of 2)
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24/02097/DIS Granted
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Partial discharge (Site A only) of Condition 12 (Remediation strategy) of planning approval 23/02397/HY4. Part 2 of 2
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24/02086/DIS Granted
Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland
Partial discharge (Site A only) of Condition 11 ( Site investigations) of planning approval 23/02397/HY4. Part 1 of 2
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24/01627/DIS Granted
Land At Former Groves Cranes Site Woodbine Terrace Sunderland
Partial discharge (Site A only) of condition 11 (site investigations) attached to 23/02397/HY4 (part 1 of 2)
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24/01630/DIS Granted
Land At Former Groves Cranes Site Woodbine Terrace Sunderland
Partial discharge (Site A only) of condition 12 (remediation strategy) attached to 23/02397/HY4 (part 2 of 2).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
288 documents on file for this application
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