Land East Of Stephenson Road Usworth Washington

1. 5 Jun 2025

   Received by Sunderland

2. 17 Jun 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 August 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Sunderland took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• Land West Of East House Farm Usworth Washington

  21/01601/SCR Submitted 6 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Formal request to Sunderland City Council to adopt a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and County Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (The EIA Regulations) to determine whether the development of up to 225 residential homes, with associated access, landscaping and infrastructure work on land at East House Farm, Washington, constitutes EIA Development.

  Decided Outline 1 doc

• 64 Marwell Drive Washington NE37 3LR

  21/01062/FUL Submitted 4 May 2021 150 yards away

  Erection of a single storey extension to rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Land At Northern Area Playing Fields Stephenson Road Stephenson Washington

  21/00002/FU4 Submitted 3 Jan 2021 150 yards away

  Installation of a 2430mm high V-Mesh fence to the perimeter of the site including 4 No. pedestrian gates and 1 No. maintenance vehicle access gate.

  Granted Full applications 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 82 Marwell Drive Washington NE37 3LR

  18/01178/TPA Submitted 6 Jul 2018 150 yards away

  Fell 2no. sycamores

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• Washington Football Club Stephenson Road Stephenson Washington

  22/01518/FU4 Submitted 8 Jul 2022 200 yards away

  Siting of a portable building in the north west corner of the site for sports/leisure purposes.

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• 96 Marwell Drive Washington NE37 3LR

  22/01938/FUL Submitted 28 Aug 2022 200 yards away

  Convert existing garage into a study.

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• 26/01805/FUL Granted

  8 Midgley Drive Sunderland SR3 2RJ

  Erection of rear single storey extension and garage conversion to include new pitched roof. Porch to front.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/02029/FUL Awaiting decision

  Aylesbury Grove Stafford Villas Gateshead NE9 7SL

  Erectionof a single storey side extension with semi-basement Garage below.

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 25/00939/FUL Granted

  Unit U Wellmere Road Leechmere Industrial Estate Sunderland SR2 9TE

  Erection of proposed production and warehousing extensions to existing food production facility, including demolition of some elements of the existing buildings and creation of new access for additional car parking area.

  Received 12 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/01269/FUL Granted

  2 Wigham Terrace Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7EG

  Erection of single storey rear extension and associated steps, erection ground floor single storey front extension, alterations to front windows and existing rear kitchen roof

  Received 10 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/01598/FUL Granted

  14 Glen Path Sunderland SR2 7TU

  Erection of garage extension with extended drive and conversion of glazed porch roof to tiled

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Full applications