The Durham Company Hawthorn House Blackthorn Way Sedgeletch Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6JW

1. 29 Oct 2024

   Received by Sunderland

2. 13 Jan 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Sunderland granted permission on 13 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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• The Durham Company Hawthorn House Blackthorn Way Sedgeletch Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6JN

  19/01743/MAW Submitted 16 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  Part retrospective application for the erection of a picking station for sorting recyclable materials.

  Decided Other 23 docs

• Land Adjacent To Blackthorn Way Sedgeletch Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring

  19/00963/FUL Submitted 4 Jun 2019 150 yards away

  Residential development for 138 dwellings.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 98 docs
  Major scheme

• 78 Avenue Vivian Fence Houses Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6HY

  18/00829/FUL Submitted 15 May 2018 300 yards away

  Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Sewage Disposal Works Sedgeletch Road Houghton-Le-Spring

  20/02024/CLP Submitted 29 Oct 2020 300 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for construction of ground mounted solar photovoltaic generator and associated infrastructure.

  Decided Lawful development 7 docs

• Sewage Disposal Works Sedgeletch Road Fencehouses Houghton-le-Spring

  20/01564/SCR Submitted 22 Aug 2020 300 yards away

  Request for a screening opinion (Town and County Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017) - proposed installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) generator.

  Decided Outline 5 docs

• Land Adjacent To Sedgeletch Road/Blackthorn Way Sedgeletch Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring

  19/00968/ADV Submitted 4 Jun 2019 300 yards away

  Erection of two numbered free-standing sign boards.

  Granted Advertising 7 docs

• 26/02308/FUL Awaiting decision

  Sunderland City Council City Hall Plater Way Sunderland SR1 3AA

  TEST TEST

  Received 21 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02269/FUL Awaiting decision

  8 Winston Crescent Sunderland SR4 8RH

  Erection of a single storey extension to rear (Retrospective)

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02265/FUL Awaiting decision

  1 South View Fatfield Washington NE38 8AH

  Erection of a single storey extension to the rear.

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/01948/FUL Granted

  53 Midmoor Road Sunderland SR4 6NS

  Erection of new single storey extension to rear with mono pitch roof and 2no Velux roof lights, BI-fold door and steps, render finish and remove existing conservatory

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/02264/FUL Awaiting decision

  12 Macmerry Close Sunderland SR5 3DY

  Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey extension to the side and rear

  Received 14 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications