Planning application

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Granted Sunderland 25/01936/PS4

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing school buildings and the erection of a new 3 storey teaching block and a swimming pool facility, along with refurbishments to the existing Sports Hall and re-provision of external sports facilities and a new sports pitch.
As published by the council, reference 25/01936/PS4

Application record

Reference: 25/01936/PS4
Status: Decided
Decision: Granted As published: Approved
Received: 27 Aug 2025
Validated: 9 Sep 2025
Decided: 2 Sep 2026
Ward: Barnes And Thornhill
Postcode: SR2 7NA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

26/02044/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 15 (Invasive species) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/01988/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 14 (E-CEMP) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/02047/BGP Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 19 (BNG Plan) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/02048/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 20 (HMMP) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/02049/DIS Granted

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Partial discharge of condition 24 - Timing of SuDS verification reports attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4.

Decided 1 Oct 2026
26/02050/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 31 (Decommissioning of boreholes) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4.

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/02046/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 17 (Ecological Design Strategy) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

27 Aug 2025
Received by Sunderland
9 Sep 2025
Validated

Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided

Previously Current.

Cases linked to this one on the register

7 later applications on the register refer to this one:

26/02044/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 15 (Invasive species) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/01988/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 14 (E-CEMP) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/02047/BGP Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 19 (BNG Plan) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/02048/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 20 (HMMP) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/02049/DIS Granted

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Partial discharge of condition 24 - Timing of SuDS verification reports attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4.

Decided 1 Oct 2026
26/02050/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 31 (Decommissioning of boreholes) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4.

Submitted 14 Sep 2026
26/02046/DIS Decided

Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

Discharge of condition 17 (Ecological Design Strategy) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Submitted 14 Sep 2026

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 2 September 2026, 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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Nearby applications

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Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

26/02044/DIS Submitted 14 Sep 2026 50 yards away

86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

Discharge of condition 15 (Invasive species) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Decided
Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

26/01988/DIS Submitted 14 Sep 2026 50 yards away

86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

Discharge of condition 14 (E-CEMP) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Decided
Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

26/02047/BGP Submitted 14 Sep 2026 50 yards away

86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

Discharge of condition 19 (BNG Plan) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Decided
Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

26/02048/DIS Submitted 14 Sep 2026 50 yards away

86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

Discharge of condition 20 (HMMP) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4

Decided
Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

26/02049/DIS Submitted 14 Sep 2026 50 yards away

Partial discharge of condition 24 - Timing of SuDS verification reports attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4.

Granted
Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA

26/02050/DIS Submitted 14 Sep 2026 50 yards away

86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

Discharge of condition 31 (Decommissioning of boreholes) attached to planning application 25/01936/PS4.

Decided

Granted 2 Sep 2026

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Source: Sunderland planning register

Published by Sunderland and last checked here on 15 Sep 2026. Plans, drawings and public comments stay on the council's own portal.

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Consultation

Public comments recorded: 20
Consultation opened: 19 Jun 2026
Consultation closes: 23 Jun 2026
Neighbour consultation closes: 23 Jun 2026
Site notice until: 26 Jun 2026

Location

The site postcode SR2 7NA places this application in the SR2 postcode district.

PlanIndex lists 829 planning applications with SR2 postcodes in Sunderland, 110 of them in the 12 months to November 2026.

Council context

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