Planning application
26/01023/AM1
Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning application 23/01209/REM (Reserved matter application pursuant to 14/00538/HYB, seeking approval of the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 35 residential units (as amended) to allow for 1 additional parking space to plot 23.
As published by the council, reference 26/01023/AM1
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Sunderland
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/01826/FUL Awaiting decision
Car Park Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4TF
Change of use of car park to car wash. (RETROSPECTIVE).
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26/01296/AM1 Granted
Land At Philadelphia Complex Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring
Non-material amendment to 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 change the roof designs of the single garages associated with plots 403, 412,422, 426, 455, 477, 480, 508, 516, 517, 519, 530, 531, 542 and 558.
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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).
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19/01857/FUL Refused
53 Okehampton Drive Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 4YB
Change of use from open space to private garden with 2metre fence to rear.
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24/00778/FUL Granted
4 Elfordleigh Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4XS
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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19/01674/FUL Granted
7 Elfordleigh Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 4XS
Erection of part first floor / part two storey extension to side and erection of a single storey extension to rear
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26/00062/VAR Granted
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Variation to conditions attached to planning permission 23/01526/FU4 (as amended by 26/01097/AM1) (Demolition of existing warehouse and construction of seven units for general industrial, storage and distribution or light industrial (Use Classes B2, B8 and E(g)(ii)), provision of electric vehicle charging station (sui generis), construction of drive through coffee shop and / or Bakery (Use Class E(a)) - including drive through coffee shop to be bakery (including amendments to external areas and parking), relocation of electric vehicle charging into car park and relocation of substation.
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26/01109/VAR Granted
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Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 3 (external material finishes) attached to planning application 25/00171/FUL to remove render and replace with facing brick (retrospective)
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26/01225/VAR Granted
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Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to approval 24/02310/FUL - (Erection of canopy incorporating photovoltaic (PV) panels and conversion of MUGA to Padel Tennis Court (Use Class F2) (Solar Panel Specifications received 11/12/2024)) to allow for design changes to the building form.
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26/01296/AM1 Granted
Land At Philadelphia Complex Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring
Non-material amendment to 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 change the roof designs of the single garages associated with plots 403, 412,422, 426, 455, 477, 480, 508, 516, 517, 519, 530, 531, 542 and 558.
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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).