Planning application
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to trees - T2 (Sycamore) 5m crown lift, T3 (Ash) - Fell, T4 (Ash) - 5m crown lift
As published by the council, reference 26/01915/TPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01915/TPA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- DH5 8NB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 10 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02039/DIS Granted
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 9 (site characterisation) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 6 of 7)
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26/02038/DIS Awaiting decision
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 8 (Lighting design strategy biodiversity) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 5 of 7)
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26/02037/DIS Awaiting decision
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 7 (cemp biodiversity) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 4 of 7)
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26/02036/DIS Awaiting decision
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 6 (mat subm,it) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 3 of 7)
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26/02034/DIS Decided
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 4 (cemp) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 2 of 7)
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26/02040/DIS Granted
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 10 ( Detailed Remediation Scheme) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 7 of 7)
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26/01980/DIS Decided
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 3 (noise insulation scheme) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 1 of 7)
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26/01886/VAR Awaiting decision
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL to allow changes to approved plans.
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19/01099/TPA Granted
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 8NB
Removal of 8no. limbs and a crown lift of 2 metres and crown thining of 5% on T43 of Tree Preservation Order 85
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Sunderland
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16 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 November 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.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Sunderland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sunderland decided tree works applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 9 (site characterisation) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 6 of 7)
Granted -
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov
Discharge of condition 8 (Lighting design strategy biodiversity) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 5 of 7)
Awaiting decision -
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov
Discharge of condition 7 (cemp biodiversity) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 4 of 7)
Awaiting decision -
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov
Discharge of condition 6 (mat subm,it) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 3 of 7)
Awaiting decision -
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov
Discharge of condition 4 (cemp) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 2 of 7)
Decided -
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Discharge of condition 10 ( Detailed Remediation Scheme) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL (Part 7 of 7)
Granted
Other tree works applications
In Sunderland
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26/02306/TPA Awaiting decision
Tall Trees 1 The Grove Rainton Bridge Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NT
T1 Beech (T 01) - Fell Tree Safety Survey Attached
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26/02245/TPA Decided
The Croft Ashbrooke Range Sunderland SR2 7TP
Works to trees - T1 (Ash) - Fell, T2 (Ash) - Fell
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26/02145/TPA Awaiting decision
27 Percy Terrace Hendon Sunderland SR2 8SE
Works to tree(s) - T01 (Ash) - Pollard to a height of 7 metres Arb Risk Assessment H&S Survey attached.
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26/01669/TPA Granted
7 Stedham Close Washington NE37 3LS
T1 (Conifer) - remove T2 (Cherry) - remove T3 (Sycamore) - prune back secondary limbs on large limb closest to the house taken it back to suitable growth points to clear property
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26/01729/TPA Granted
The Coach House Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
T1 Sycamore - Remove X1 branch to take the tree canopy back from the property.