Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

This site has had 20 applications since 2021: 7 approved, 7 refused.

• 26/01061/AM1 Granted

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Non material amendment to previously approved application 25/02916/VAR (Variation of condition 10 (finished floor levels) attached to approved application 23/02090/VAR to amend the wording in order to list the as-built plans of Phases 1 and 2 and seek approval of proposed levels of Phase 3.) To amend the materials layout for the scheme (amended 25.06.2026).

  Decided 6 Jul 2026 Amendments
• 26/00121/EDIS Awaiting decision

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Discharge of condition 23 (Construction Method Statement) attached to planning application 24/02254/VA4 (Part 2 of 3)

  Submitted 12 Jan 2026
• 26/00121/DIS Awaiting decision

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Discharge of condition 24 (Construction Method Statement) attached to planning application 14/00538/HYB (Part 2 of 3)

  Submitted 12 Jan 2026 Conditions
• 26/00122/EDIS Awaiting decision

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Discharge of condition 45 (provision of link road before occupation of 261st dwelling) attached to planning application 24/02254/VA4 (Part 3 of 3

  Submitted 12 Jan 2026
• 24/00719/DIS Granted

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Discharge of condition 10 ( Finished Floor Levels) attached to 23/02090/VAR.

  Decided 14 May 2024 Conditions
• 23/01967/DIS Refused

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Partial Discharge of Condition 35 ( Verification report) attached to planning applications 14/00538/HYB, 16/02285/AM1 and 19/00037/AM1 (Phase 2 development only)

  Decided 5 Oct 2023 Conditions
• 23/01772/DIS Granted

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Discharge of condition 10 (Site Levels) attached to planning application 23/00634/VAR

  Decided 19 Oct 2023 Conditions
• 23/01199/REM Withdrawn

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Reserved Matters application pursuant to 14/00538/HYB, seeking approval of the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of a Class E retail foodstore

  Decided 8 Jan 2025 Reserved matters
• 23/01123/DIS Granted

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Discharge of Condition 34 (remediation scheme) attached to planning approvals 14/00538/HYB, 16/02285/AM1 and 19/00037/AM1 in so far as it relates to the excluded area within Phase 3 of what is now Reserved Matters ref. 22/00484/VAR

  Decided 2 Jun 2023 Conditions
• 23/00659/DIS Refused

  Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  Discharge of Condition 34 (remediation scheme) attached to planning approvals 14/00538/HYB, 16/02285/AM1 and 19/00037/AM1 for the 'Excluded Area' in Phase 3.

  Decided 5 May 2023 Conditions

1. 12 Jan 2026

   Received by Sunderland

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 March 2026, 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Sunderland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sunderland decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  26/00121/DIS Submitted 12 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~9 Mar

  Discharge of condition 24 (Construction Method Statement) attached to planning application 14/00538/HYB (Part 2 of 3)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 22 docs

• Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring

  26/00078/DIS Submitted 12 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~9 Mar

  Discharge of condition 23 (Surface water drainage) attached to planning application 14/00538/HYB (Part 1 of 3)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 44 docs

• Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  22/02497/DIS Submitted 14 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 23 (Surface water drainage) attached to planning approvals 14/00538/HYB and 16/02285/AM1 for Persimmon's Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the Philadelphia site, as approved via Reserved Matters 19/00804/REM.

  Granted Conditions 29 docs

• Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring

  22/02698/DIS Submitted 12 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 33 (Investigation) of 14/00538/HYB, in so far as it relates to Area Excluded from Remediation Works (subject to further approvals), Drawing No. 05, Appendix A of the Remediation Strategy submitted in support of discharge ref. 22/00557/DIS.

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring

  22/02721/DIS Submitted 12 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 34 (Remediation Scheme) of 14/00538/HYB, in so far as it relates to Area Excluded from Remediation Works (subject to further approvals), Drawing No. 05, Appendix A of the Remediation Strategy submitted in support of discharge ref. 21/02864/DIS.

  Refused Conditions 11 docs

• Land At Philadelphia Complex Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

  19/00804/REM Submitted 3 May 2019 200 yards away

  Reserved matter application pursuant to 14/00538/HYB, seeking approval of the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 452 residential units on Phase 1(a), 2(a), 3 and 4. Updated layout and description 13 January 2021.

  Granted Reserved matters 167 docs

• 26/01902/DIS Awaiting decision

  Land On The East Side Of Commercial Road Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 7 (pre occupation; lighting plan) attached to 26/00062/VAR (part 1 of 3).

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/01944/DIS Awaiting decision

  Land On The East Side Of Commercial Road Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 9 (Travel plan) attached to 26/00062/VAR (Part 3 of 3).

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/01077/DIS Granted

  Former Vaux Site Land North Of Saint Marys Boulevard Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 7 (Drainage Verification) attached to planning application 21/01542/LP3.

  Received 13 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/01139/DIS Granted

  Land East Of Farringdon Row Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 15 (Final landscaping plan) attached to planning application 24/01984/FU4 (Part 2 of 3)

  Received 14 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/01071/DIS Granted

  Barnes Park Coach House Barnes Park Road Sunderland SR4 7PY

  Discharge of condition 5 (LLFA pre comm condition) attached to 25/01485/LP3 (updated information received from Planning Agent)

  Received 13 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions