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Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

Granted Sunderland 23/02498/LP3 Local Authority (Reg 3 )

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

Proposal

Erection of new primary school with nursery provision, new car parking, outdoor play facilities and associated landscaping

As published by the council, reference 23/02498/LP3

Application record

Reference
23/02498/LP3
Type
Local Authority (Reg 3 )
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
1 Dec 2023
Validated
15 Dec 2023
Decided
11 Jun 2024
Ward
Sandhill
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SR3 4HA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 11 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 3 refused.

  • 26/02237/DIS Awaiting decision

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 11 (lighting design pre occupation) attached to 23/02498/LP3. Part 3 of 3.

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • 26/02236/DIS Awaiting decision

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 5 (odour/extraction pre occupation) attached to 23/02498/LP3. Part 2 of 3.

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • 26/02198/DIS Awaiting decision

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of Condition 4 - (fixed plant - prior occupation) attached to 23/02498/LP3. Part 1 of 3.

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • 24/02116/DIS Granted

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 10 (Bird and Bat boxes) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 3 of 6)

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02115/DIS Granted

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 7 (Landscaping) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 2 of 6)

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02120/DIS Granted

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Partial discharge of condition 15 (LLFA Verification timings) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 6 of 6)

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02118/DIS Refused

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 14 (Sport England) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 5 of 6)

    Decided 20 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02117/DIS Refused

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 12 (Biodiversity / ecological management plan) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 4 of 6)

    Decided 20 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02092/DIS Refused

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 6 (CEMP) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 1 of 6)

    Decided 20 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01834/VA3 Granted

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of approved application 23/02498/LP3 (Erection of new primary school with nursery provision, new car parking, outdoor play facilities and associated landscaping) to allow a revision to the external area with the re-location of the Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) compound.

    Decided 26 Nov 2024 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2023

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 15 Dec 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Jun 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

11 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/02237/DIS Awaiting decision

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 11 (lighting design pre occupation) attached to 23/02498/LP3. Part 3 of 3.

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • 26/02236/DIS Awaiting decision

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 5 (odour/extraction pre occupation) attached to 23/02498/LP3. Part 2 of 3.

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • 26/02198/DIS Awaiting decision

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of Condition 4 - (fixed plant - prior occupation) attached to 23/02498/LP3. Part 1 of 3.

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • 24/02116/DIS Granted

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 10 (Bird and Bat boxes) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 3 of 6)

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02115/DIS Granted

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 7 (Landscaping) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 2 of 6)

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02120/DIS Granted

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Partial discharge of condition 15 (LLFA Verification timings) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 6 of 6)

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02118/DIS Refused

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 14 (Sport England) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 5 of 6)

    Decided 20 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02117/DIS Refused

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 12 (Biodiversity / ecological management plan) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 4 of 6)

    Decided 20 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02092/DIS Refused

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Discharge of condition 6 (CEMP) attached to planning application 23/02498/LP3 (Part 1 of 6)

    Decided 20 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01834/VA3 Granted

    Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of approved application 23/02498/LP3 (Erection of new primary school with nursery provision, new car parking, outdoor play facilities and associated landscaping) to allow a revision to the external area with the re-location of the Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) compound.

    Decided 26 Nov 2024 Amendments
  • 24/01681/AML Granted

    Sunningdale School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

    Non material amendment to application 23/02498/LP3 (Erection of new primary school with nursery provision, new car parking, outdoor play facilities and associated landscaping) for the addition of roof safety balustrading to the main classroom block, water pump housing and tank to kitchen roof and flexi access over ducting to admin area roof.

    Decided 16 Oct 2024 Amendments

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Sunderland City Council Agent

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Documents

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106 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 11 June 2024, 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.

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