Eppleton Quarry Downs Pit Lane Hetton le Hole Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 9NL
Approved on 20 October 2015
Council decision: Granted Minerals ConsentPlanning committee
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Proposal
Eppleton Quarry extension. Extraction of sand and limestone, importation of soils for restoration of existing quarry only. Restoration as extension to Hetton Lyons Country Park
- Received
- 19 December 2007
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Sunderland City Council
- Ward
- Copt Hill
- ReceivedReceived19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated19 Dec
- Consult.Consultation2 Mar
- TargetTarget Date13 Feb
- DecidedDecided20 Oct
Decided in 2862 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application for an extension at Eppleton Quarry Downs Pit Lane Hetton le Hole Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 9NL. Sunderland has handled 74 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Copt Hill. We hold 99 applications in total for the DH5 postcode area.
89% of all applications at Sunderland City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DH5 9NL
- Application type
- Mineral Applications
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Hetton Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 December 2007
- Consultation expiry
- 2 March 2009
- Consultation start
- 9 February 2009
- Consultation end
- 2 March 2009
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 October 2015
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 January 2008
- Last date for comments
- 2 March 2009
- Target decision date
- 13 February 2008
- Committee meeting
- 3 August 2010
- Permission expires
- 20 October 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- F.a.o. B Corrigan Eldon Chambers 23 The Quayside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3DE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 January 2008
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 February 2008
- Site notice start
- 17 January 2008
Additional information
- Documents
- 118
- Constraints
- 14
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Ancient woodland: Rough DenePart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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