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Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

Granted Sunderland 25/00321/DIS Discharge of Planning Condition(s)

Relates to 23/02397/HY4

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

Proposal

Partial discharge of condition 6 (CEMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 1 of 2)

As published by the council, reference 25/00321/DIS

Application record

Reference
25/00321/DIS
Type
Discharge of Planning Condition(s)
Status
Current
Decision
Partial Discharge Approval
Received
12 Feb 2025
Validated
12 Feb 2025
Decided
4 Mar 2025
Ward
Pallion
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01552/VA3 Awaiting decision

    Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

    Variation of conditions of planning permission ref. 23/02397/HY4 (Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and TV studios) - variation of condition 4 to allow for changes to approved levels, layout, design, scale and appearance of buildings, access and car parking arrangements, 'backlot' filming areas, boundary of detailed/outline area and phasing of development in Site A and variation to wording of conditions 18, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 44 and 50 to reflect proposed phased approach to development.

    Submitted 14 Jul 2026
  • 25/00326/DIS Granted

    Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

    Partial discharge of condition 32 (CTMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 2 of 2)

    Decided 4 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 24/02097/DIS Granted

    Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

    Partial discharge (Site A only) of Condition 12 (Remediation strategy) of planning approval 23/02397/HY4. Part 2 of 2

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02086/DIS Granted

    Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

    Partial discharge (Site A only) of Condition 11 ( Site investigations) of planning approval 23/02397/HY4. Part 1 of 2

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 23/02397/HY4 Granted

    Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

    Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and tv studios to include the following: Detailed planning approval for the erection of soundstages with attached office buildings, production workshops, a gateway building containing security checkpoint, hospitality and administrative facilities, a multi-storey car park, a substation, a waste recycling centre, ancillary structures including for the storage of bins and cycles, with associated earthworks, site accesses, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure provision. Outline planning approval (matters reserved: scale, layout, appearance and landscaping) for film and tv studio uses including sound stages, production offices and production workshops with ancillary hospitality and administrative facilities, ancillary buildings / structures including for sub-stations, waste and cycle storage; the conversion of the red brick building into a technical education academy associated with the tv and film industry; a vendors village to provide offices and warehousing for supporting businesses; multi storey car park; the demolition of all other buildings on site; with site accesses, earthworks, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure provision. Temporary planning approval for 'meanwhile uses' associated with backlots (external filming areas) including temporary structures and infrastructure. ADDITIONAL HIGHWAYS INFORMATION RECEIVED 06.03.24

    Decided 28 Jun 2024 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 4 Mar 2025

    Decision issued: Partial Discharge Approval

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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  • 23/02397/HY4 Granted

    Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

    Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and tv studios to include the following: Detailed planning approval for the erection of soundstages with attached office buildings, production workshops, a gateway building containing security checkpoint, hospitality and administrative facilities, a multi-storey car park, a substation, a waste recycling centre, ancillary structures including for the storage of bins and cycles, with associated earthworks, site accesses, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure provision. Outline planning approval (matters reserved: scale, layout, appearance and landscaping) for film and tv studio uses including sound stages, production offices and production workshops with ancillary hospitality and administrative facilities, ancillary buildings / structures including for sub-stations, waste and cycle storage; the conversion of the red brick building into a technical education academy associated with the tv and film industry; a vendors village to provide offices and warehousing for supporting businesses; multi storey car park; the demolition of all other buildings on site; with site accesses, earthworks, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure provision. Temporary planning approval for 'meanwhile uses' associated with backlots (external filming areas) including temporary structures and infrastructure. ADDITIONAL HIGHWAYS INFORMATION RECEIVED 06.03.24

    Decided 28 Jun 2024 Other

Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 4 March 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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