Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

This site has had 12 applications since 2023: 7 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/02085/EDIS Awaiting decision

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 37 (Stopping up details) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 4 of 5)

  Submitted 14 Sep 2026
• 26/01990/EDIS Awaiting decision

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 6 (CEMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 1 of 5)

  Submitted 14 Sep 2026
• 26/02083/EDIS Awaiting decision

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 13 (Verification report) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 2 of 5)

  Submitted 14 Sep 2026
• 26/02084/EDIS Awaiting decision

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 32 (CTMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 3 of 5)

  Submitted 14 Sep 2026
• 26/02086/EDIS Awaiting decision

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 48 (TEMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 5 of 5)

  Submitted 14 Sep 2026
• 25/00321/DIS Granted

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Partial discharge of condition 6 (CEMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 1 of 2)

  Decided 4 Mar 2025 Conditions
• 25/00326/DIS Granted

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Partial discharge of condition 32 (CTMP) attached to planning application 23/02397/HY4 (Part 2 of 2)

  Decided 4 Mar 2025 Conditions
• 24/02547/DIS Granted

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Partial Discharge of condition 28 (Water Framework Directive Assessment) of planning application 23/02397/HY4 - remediation/enabling works for Site A only.

  Decided 22 Jan 2025 Conditions
• 24/02097/DIS Granted

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Partial discharge (Site A only) of Condition 12 (Remediation strategy) of planning approval 23/02397/HY4. Part 2 of 2

  Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
• 24/02086/DIS Granted

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Partial discharge (Site A only) of Condition 11 ( Site investigations) of planning approval 23/02397/HY4. Part 1 of 2

  Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions

1. 14 Jul 2026

   Received by Sunderland

2. 16 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 2 Oct 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

5. 2 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Decided

   Previously Current.

• 23/02397/HY4 Granted

  Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland

  Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and tv studios to include the following: Detailed planning approval for the erection of soundstages with attached office buildings, production workshops, a gateway building containing security checkpoint, hospitality and administrative facilities, a multi-storey car park, a substation, a waste recycling centre, ancillary structures including for the storage of bins and cycles, with associated earthworks, site accesses, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure provision. Outline planning approval (matters reserved: scale, layout, appearance and landscaping) for film and tv studio uses including sound stages, production offices and production workshops with ancillary hospitality and administrative facilities, ancillary buildings / structures including for sub-stations, waste and cycle storage; the conversion of the red brick building into a technical education academy associated with the tv and film industry; a vendors village to provide offices and warehousing for supporting businesses; multi storey car park; the demolition of all other buildings on site; with site accesses, earthworks, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure provision. Temporary planning approval for 'meanwhile uses' associated with backlots (external filming areas) including temporary structures and infrastructure. ADDITIONAL HIGHWAYS INFORMATION RECEIVED 06.03.24

  Decided 28 Jun 2024 Other

Sunderland granted permission on 2 October 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.

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