Ryhope Village C E Primary School Ryhope Street South Sunderland SR2 0HG

15/01546/FDCFull PP and DEM in a Conservation AreaApproved

Full

Approved on 30 August 2016

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of new 66-bedroom residential care facility

Received: 23 July 2015
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 11
Council: Sunderland City Council
Ward: Ryhope

ReceivedReceived23 Jul
ValidatedValidated9 Feb
Consult.Consultation7 Apr
TargetTarget Date5 Apr
DecidedDecided30 Aug

Decided in 203 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Ryhope Village C E Primary School Ryhope Street South Sunderland SR2 0HG. Sunderland has handled 49 applications of this type. This one was decided in 404 days, 51 weeks longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Ryhope. We hold 479 applications in total for the SR2 postcode area.

90% of heritage 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: SR2 0HG
Application type: Full PP and DEM in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 February 2016
Consultation expiry: 30 May 2016
Consultation start: 17 March 2016
Consultation end: 7 April 2016
Neighbour consultation start: 16 May 2016
Neighbour consultation end: 30 May 2016
Last date for comments: 30 May 2016
Target decision date: 5 April 2016
Committee meeting: 29 June 2016
Permission expires: 30 August 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr David Coundon Spaceworks Benton Park Road Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear (Met County) NE7 7LX

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 23 February 2016
Advertisement expiry: 15 March 2016
Site notice start: 26 February 2016
Site notice end: 18 March 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04363860
Documents: 59
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Ryhope VillagePart 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, 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, ancient woodland, 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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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2010
17 Nov
Prune and reduce 1no. Poplar tree by 30% to clear away from overhead telecommunication wiring.
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area10/03801/TPC

Source: Sunderland

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