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.

• 26/01990/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
• 26/01552/VA3 Granted

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

  Variation of conditions of planning permission ref. 23/02397/HY4 (Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and TV studios) - variation of condition 4 to allow for changes to approved levels, layout, design, scale and appearance of buildings, access and car parking arrangements, 'backlot' filming areas, boundary of detailed/outline area and phasing of development in Site A and variation to wording of conditions 18, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 44 and 50 to reflect proposed phased approach to development.

  Decided 2 Oct 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 Sep 2026

   Received by Sunderland

2. 21 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 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.

• 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

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.

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