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 100 yards 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 100 yards 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 150 yards 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 250 yards 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 300 yards 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 350 yards away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/02386/FUL Awaiting decision

  30 Crofters Way Sunderland SR6 8BN

  Erection of porch to front

  Received 30 Oct, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 26/02363/FUL Awaiting decision

  2 Bowbank Close Sunderland SR3 1PW

  Erection of boundary wall to front, side and rear (retrospective).

  Received 28 Oct, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 26/02366/FUL Awaiting decision

  18 Grasmere Crescent Fulwell Sunderland SR5 1NL

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  Received 28 Oct, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 26/02349/FUL Awaiting decision

  4 Breamish Drive Rickleton Washington NE38 9HS

  Erection of first floor extension over existing Garage and single storey partial/infill rear extension.

  Received 26 Oct, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 26/02315/FUL Awaiting decision

  11 The Gardens Columbia Washington NE38 7DN

  Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump

  Received 23 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Full applications