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St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

Granted Sunderland 24/01395/FDC Full PP and DEM in a Conservation Area

Works: Demolition Trees

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

Proposal

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)

As published by the council, reference 24/01395/FDC

Application record

Reference
24/01395/FDC
Type
Full PP and DEM in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Jul 2024
Validated
12 Jul 2024
Decided
17 Jan 2025
Ward
St Michaels
Decision by
Committee 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
  • 24/01047/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
  • 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. 12 Jul 2024

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 17 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 17 January 2025, 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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