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Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

Granted Sunderland 23/02631/FU4 Full Application (Reg 4)

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

Proposal

Erection of 135 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking, landscaping, sustainable drainage and associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 23/02631/FU4

Application record

Reference
23/02631/FU4
Type
Full Application (Reg 4)
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
20 Dec 2023
Validated
2 Jan 2024
Decided
11 Oct 2024
Ward
Hetton
Parish
Hetton Town Council
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 13 applications since 2023: 11 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/02367/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 12 (Archaeology 1) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 3 of 5).

    Decided 2 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02360/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 3 (materials) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 1 of 5).

    Decided 11 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02374/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 22 (site investigation) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 2 of 3)

    Decided 16 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02375/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 23 (Remediation) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 3 of 3)

    Decided 16 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02368/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 13 (Archaeology 2) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 4 of 5).

    Decided 2 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02369/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 14 (Archaeology 3) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 5 of 5).

    Decided 2 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02366/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 10 (noise mitigation) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 2 of 5).

    Decided 16 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02361/DIS Refused

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 5 (ecology - lighting) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 1 of 4).

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02362/DIS Refused

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Partial discharge of condition 20 (Drainage) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 1 of 3).

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02371/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 6 (ecology - Jap Knotweed) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 2 of 4)

    Decided 19 Dec 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2023

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 2 Jan 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

11 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 24/02367/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 12 (Archaeology 1) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 3 of 5).

    Decided 2 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02360/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 3 (materials) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 1 of 5).

    Decided 11 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02374/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 22 (site investigation) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 2 of 3)

    Decided 16 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02375/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 23 (Remediation) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 3 of 3)

    Decided 16 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02368/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 13 (Archaeology 2) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 4 of 5).

    Decided 2 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02369/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 14 (Archaeology 3) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 5 of 5).

    Decided 2 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02366/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 10 (noise mitigation) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 2 of 5).

    Decided 16 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02361/DIS Refused

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 5 (ecology - lighting) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 1 of 4).

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02362/DIS Refused

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Partial discharge of condition 20 (Drainage) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 1 of 3).

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02371/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Discharge of condition 6 (ecology - Jap Knotweed) attached to 23/02631/FU4 (part 2 of 4)

    Decided 19 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02363/AM1 Granted

    Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Non material amendment to previously approved application 23/02631/FU4 to allow for updated pitch / orientation of single garage roofs throughout the development, updated design of Plot 01 double garage and addition of electrical substation on site.

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Amendments

Documents

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

154 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 11 October 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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