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St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

Decided Sunderland 24/01047/SCR Screening Opinion

Works: Demolition

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 24/01047/SCR

Application record

Reference
24/01047/SCR
Type
Screening Opinion
Status
Current
Decision
EIA Not Required
Received
28 May 2024
Validated
28 May 2024
Decided
9 Jul 2024
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.

  • 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
  • 24/00784/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
  • 23/02110/ETRW Decided

    St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

    Emergency tree works application for T341 (Hornbeam) to remove to ground level (Currently on application 23/01810/TPA).

    Decided 6 Oct 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 May 2024

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 9 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: EIA Not Required

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

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

    21/01091/TPA Submitted 9 May 2021 50 yards away

    Crown reduction by 8 meters on 28no. lime trees

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

    23/02110/ETRW Submitted 4 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Emergency tree works application for T341 (Hornbeam) to remove to ground level (Currently on application 23/01810/TPA).

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

    24/00456/WAT Submitted 8 Mar 2024 50 yards away

    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.

    Withdrawn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

    24/02325/WAT Submitted 14 Nov 2024 50 yards away

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

    26/01630/AM1 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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

    Granted Demolition Windows or glazing +1
  • St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

    26/01966/DIS Submitted 11 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov

    Discharge of condition 14 (pre-occupation: fixed plant) attached to planning application 24/01395/FDC

    Awaiting decision

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