3 Willington Close Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring DH5 9GG

1. 16 Jun 2026

   Received by Sunderland

2. 26 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 8 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

5. 10 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Decided

   Previously Current.

Sunderland granted permission on 8 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.

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.

• Land East Of Former Broomhill Estate Houghton Road Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring

  21/02214/DIS Submitted 16 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 12 (drainage verification) attached to 20/01207/VAR.

  Refused Conditions 19 docs

• Land East Of Former Broomhill Estate Houghton Road Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring

  24/02565/DIS Submitted 19 Dec 2024 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 12 (drainage verification) attached to 20/01207/VAR.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Land East Of Former Broomhill Estate Houghton Road Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring

  20/01207/VAR Submitted 14 Jul 2020 50 yards away

  Variation of condition 2, approved plans, of planning permission 18/00075/FUL, to relocate drainage features and update the associated landscaping and biodiversity measures and substitution of housetypes on plots 2, 3 and 4.

  Granted Amendments 54 docs

• Land East Of Former Broomhill Estate Houghton Road Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring

  18/00075/FUL Submitted 16 Jan 2018 100 yards away

  Erection of 99 dwellings with associated roads, infrastructure and public open space.

  Granted Full applications 82 docs
  Major scheme

• Land East Of Former Broomhill Estate Houghton Road Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring

  22/01231/AM1 Submitted 7 Jun 2022 100 yards away

  Non material amendment to approved application 20/01207/VAR to add a gabion basket retaining wall to the boundary of Plot 9.

  Granted Amendments 13 docs

• Former Broomhill Estate Houghton Road Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-Le Spring

  21/02929/DIS Submitted 21 Dec 2021 250 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 9 (Verification) attached to planning application 16/01161/FU4.

  Refused Conditions 5 docs

• 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