2 Burnham Close Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7NE

1. 19 Oct 2026

   Received by Sunderland

2. 28 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 December 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.

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• Land At Stanley Terrace/Chester Road Houghton-le-Spring

  18/01340/DIS Submitted 27 Jul 2018 100 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 12 (contam 1), Condition 13 (contam 2), Condition 14 (contam 3), Condition 15 (contam 4 ) and Condition 16 (contam 5) attached to planning application 17/00866/LP3.

  Withdrawn Conditions 4 docs

• Land Between Chester Road And Stanley Terrace Houghton-le-Spring

  22/02605/DIS Submitted 29 Nov 2022 100 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 15 (Contam 4) attached to planning approval 17/00866/LP3.

  Refused Conditions 4 docs

• Land Adjacent White House Stanley Terrace Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7DU

  18/01137/DIS Submitted 2 Jul 2018 100 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 7 (Drainage NW), Condition 8 (Construction Environmental Management Plan -CEMP) and Condition 9 (Phase II Report) attached to planning application 18/00197/FUL.

  Decided Conditions 12 docs

• Land Between Chester Road And Stanley Terrace Houghton-le-Spring

  21/00879/LP3 Submitted 14 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Erection of steel artwork between bungalows 2 and 3 granted under planning ref: 17/00866/LP3.

  Granted Other 8 docs

• 50 Baulkham Hills Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 7RY

  21/00915/FUL Submitted 19 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Erection of a single storey front extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Land Between 43 And 73 Whitefield Crescent Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7QT

  20/01178/OUT Submitted 9 Jul 2020 150 yards away

  Outline application for the erection of 2no. 3 bed semi detached dwellings.

  Refused Outline 53 docs

• 26/02308/FUL Awaiting decision

  Sunderland City Council City Hall Plater Way Sunderland SR1 3AA

  TEST TEST

  Received 21 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02277/FUL Awaiting decision

  3 - 4 Heworth Road Washington NE37 2PY

  Change of use from Class E to dog grooming / doggy day care (sui generis)

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 27 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02284/FUL Awaiting decision

  Land At Town End Farm Workmens Club Bexhill Road Sunderland SR5 4QF

  Retrospective application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 28 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02285/FUL Awaiting decision

  Lifestyle Express 1 Model Terrace Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7JH

  Retrospective application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 28 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02278/FUL Awaiting decision

  McStea House Mount Lane Springwell Gateshead NE9 7UQ

  Demolition of existing stable blocks and erection of 2no. two storey dwellings

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Full applications