12 Cotherstone Court Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0NJ

1. 5 May 2026

   Received by Sunderland

2. 6 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 27 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

5. 30 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Decided

   Previously Current.

Sunderland granted permission on 27 August 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Former Easington Lane Primary School South Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring Easington Lane DH5 0LQ

  19/00888/DIS Submitted 21 May 2019 0.1 miles away

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials), Condition 4 (Remediation/Verification Plan), Condition 6 (Archaeological Excavation and Recording), Condition 7 (Archaeological Post Excavation Report), Condition 8 (Archaeological Publication Report), Condition 10 (Surface Water Drainage Details), Condition 14 (Travel Plan) and Condition 16 (Noise Mitigation) attached to planning application 18/01963/FU4.

  Decided Conditions 50 docs

• Land Adjacent Lindisfarne South Hetton Road Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0LG

  21/01674/DIS Submitted 24 Jun 2021 0.1 miles away

  Discharge of condition 6 (materials) attached to planning application 17/02061/FU4 - Part 2 of 7

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church/Presbytery South Hetton Road Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0LG

  19/00960/FUL Submitted 5 Jun 2019 0.1 miles away

  Change of use of presbytery (ground floor) to a funeral home and church to retail showroom. (Amended Description 18.10.19)

  Granted Full applications 19 docs

• Snippersgate Cottage South Hetton Road Easington Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 0LG

  22/02525/OUT Submitted 17 Nov 2022 0.1 miles away

  Erection of a detached dwelling (All matters reserved except for access).

  Granted Outline New dwelling 23 docs
  Domestic

• Land At Former Forest Estate/South Of Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring

  23/02631/FU4 Submitted 20 Dec 2023 0.2 miles away

  Erection of 135 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking, landscaping, sustainable drainage and associated infrastructure.

  Granted Full applications 154 docs

• 23 Whitehill Road Easington Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 0PA

  22/02478/FUL Submitted 10 Nov 2022 0.2 miles away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 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
• 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
• 26/01568/FUL Granted

  Coffee Connect 15 Westbourne Terrace Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4QT

  Installation of HVAC including AC condensers, new extract grilles and vents.

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications