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St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

Granted Sunderland 24/02169/TPA Trees in a Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 24/02169/TPA

Application record

Reference
24/02169/TPA
Type
Trees in a Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
21 Oct 2024
Validated
7 Nov 2024
Decided
2 Jan 2025
Ward
St Michaels
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR2 7HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 9 applications since 2021: 5 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
  • 24/01047/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
  • 21/01091/TPA Granted

    St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

    Crown reduction by 8 meters on 28no. lime trees

    Decided 8 Jul 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 7 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

ATW Tree and Landscaping Speialists Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 2 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.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

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

    18/01345/TPA Submitted 27 Jul 2018 27m away

    Various tree works as per schedule

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

    24/00765/TPA Submitted 19 Apr 2024 29m away

    Works to trees - T1 (Sycamore) Remove

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

    24/00784/TPC Submitted 19 Apr 2024 87m away

    Works to trees - T2 (Lime) Remove , T3 (Sycamore) Remove

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 1 Peartree Mews Sunderland SR2 7SL

    21/01168/TPC Submitted 17 May 2021 95m away

    G1 Privet, Ivy, Elderberry and Willow - Crown lift by 3.5m, T4 Lime - Crown lift 3.5m, clean deadwood, prune by 2m T6 Lime - Prune by 2m

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 1 Peartree Mews Sunderland SR2 7SL

    19/01491/TPA Submitted 5 Sep 2019 99m away

    Tree works as follows; G1 - crown lift to 3.5m over the public footpath T2 - Maple Crown lift to 2m over the footpath/road T7 - Lime Prune back from the building to create a 4m gap T8 - Lime Prune back from the building to create a 4m gap T12 - Lime Prune back from the building to create a 4m gap T13 - Lime Prune back from the building to create a 4m gap T17 - Lime Prune to clear the streetlight by 2m T18 - Lime Pune to clear the streetlight by 2m G30 - prune to clear the building and the bin store by 2m and remove the deadwood from the front shrub

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Willowbank Cottage Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7GZ

    24/02238/TPC Submitted 1 Nov 2024 121m away

    Works to trees - T1 (Crab apple) - Reduce by 1.5m and crown clean.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

In Sunderland

  • 26/01975/TPA Awaiting decision

    3 The Sycamores Sunderland SR2 7UW

    T2 sycamore - Reduce section of crown overhanging conservatory by 2m.

    13 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01618/TPA Granted

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    T20 Horse Chestnut - Trim back overhang from neighbours garden by 3m , removal of low lying branches.

    24 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01932/TPA Awaiting decision

    97 Nursery Road Sunderland SR3 1NU

    Works to tree(s) - T1 (Beech) - Crown reduce/reshape by 4-5m and crown lift to 5m

    8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01915/TPA Awaiting decision

    The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB

    Works to trees - T2 (Sycamore) 5m crown lift, T3 (Ash) - Fell, T4 (Ash) - 5m crown lift

    4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01903/TPA Awaiting decision

    24 The Farthings Usworth Washington NE37 1PG

    Sycamore Tree - remove limbs overhanging into neighbouring garden.

    3 Sep 2026 Trees