Planning application
Thompsons Of Prudhoe Quarry Springwell Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7SQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of concrete batching plant, including aggregate hoppers, mixing machine, storage silos and aggregate storage bays (part retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/01803/MAW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01803/MAW
- Type
- Minerals- Waste (County Matters)
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Washington West
- Postcode
- NE9 7SQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024.
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26/01784/MAW Awaiting decision
Thompsons Of Prudhoe Quarry Springwell Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7SQ
Installation of area of concrete hardstanding
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24/00850/ENC Decided
Thompsons Of Prudhoe Quarry Springwell Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7SQ
Consultation on a variation of an environmental permit reference EPR/YP3098ZG/V008.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Sunderland
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Sunderland took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
R & K Wood Planning LLP Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Active · incorporated 2011 · Newcastle Upon Tyne
40 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 70% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
321 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Sunderland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sunderland's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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