Planning application
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Works: Demolition Windows or glazing Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendment to approval 24/01395/FDC (Demolition of the existing school buildings (Use Class F1) and the construction of new three storey school buildings with associated landscape works (including felling of trees), outdoor games areas, amenity space and PV canopies, as well as the siting of temporary accommodation during the demolition and build programme (Use Class F1) to allow for amendments including alterations to doors and windows and relocation of PV canopies
As published by the council, reference 26/01630/AM1
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01630/AM1
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- SR2 7HU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 15 applications since 2021: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01966/DIS Awaiting decision
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Discharge of condition 14 (pre-occupation: fixed plant) attached to planning application 24/01395/FDC
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26/01965/DIS Awaiting decision
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Discharge of condition 21 (pre-occupation: travel plan) attached to planning application 24/01395/FDC
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24/02325/WAT Decided
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
The proposed works are to install 2no. piped connections to an existing culverted watercourse to act as a discharge point for surface water from the proposed development at St Aidans Catholic Academy. The discharge is surface water only therefore there are no adverse environmental effects anticipated.
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24/02169/TPA Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Works to trees - T1 (Small Yew) - Fell to ground level followed by stump grinding, T2 (Lime) - Fell to ground level followed by stump grinding,T3 (Yew) - Fell to ground level followed by stump grinding,T4 (Lime) - Fell to ground level followed by stump grinding
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24/01395/FDC Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Demolition of the existing school buildings (Use Class F1) and the construction of new three storey school buildings with associated landscape works (including felling of trees), outdoor games areas, amenity space and PV canopies, as well as the siting of temporary accommodation during the demolition and build programme (Use Class F1)
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24/01047/SCR Decided
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Request a Screening Opinion pursuant to Regulations 6 (1) and 6 (3) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 ('the EIA Regulations') as to whether the Local Planning Authority considers that an Environmental Impact Assessment is required to accompany a full planning application for the proposed demolition of the existing school buildings and the construction of new three storey school buildings with associated landscaping, outdoor games areas, amenity space and canopies, as well as the siting of temporary accommodation during the demolition and build programme.
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24/00784/TPC Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Works to trees - T2 (Lime) Remove , T3 (Sycamore) Remove
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24/00765/TPA Granted
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Works to trees - T1 (Sycamore) Remove
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24/00456/WAT Withdrawn
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
It is proposed to divert the existing watercourse as indicated on the attached drawings from the northern point where it enters the site, to be relocated within the landscape to the east and reconnect within the existing car park. The culverted watercourse is noted to be approximatley 2m deep from record drawings.
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23/02110/ETRW Decided
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Emergency tree works application for T341 (Hornbeam) to remove to ground level (Currently on application 23/01810/TPA).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by Sunderland
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Current.
What this grant of permission means
Sunderland granted permission on 3 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.
About this record
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
86% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov
Discharge of condition 14 (pre-occupation: fixed plant) attached to planning application 24/01395/FDC
Awaiting decision -
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
86% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov
Discharge of condition 21 (pre-occupation: travel plan) attached to planning application 24/01395/FDC
Awaiting decision -
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Crown reduction by 8 meters on 28no. lime trees
Granted Trees 4 docs -
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Emergency tree works application for T341 (Hornbeam) to remove to ground level (Currently on application 23/01810/TPA).
Decided Trees -
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
It is proposed to divert the existing watercourse as indicated on the attached drawings from the northern point where it enters the site, to be relocated within the landscape to the east and reconnect within the existing car park. The culverted watercourse is noted to be approximatley 2m deep from record drawings.
Withdrawn -
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Request a Screening Opinion pursuant to Regulations 6 (1) and 6 (3) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 ('the EIA Regulations') as to whether the Local Planning Authority considers that an Environmental Impact Assessment is required to accompany a full planning application for the proposed demolition of the existing school buildings and the construction of new three storey school buildings with associated landscaping, outdoor games areas, amenity space and canopies, as well as the siting of temporary accommodation during the demolition and build programme.
Decided Outline Demolition 15 docs