Land At Former Ayton School Goldcrest Road Ayton Washington NE38 0DL

19/01484/FU4Full Application (Reg 4)Approved

Full

Approved on 18 December 2019

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Construction of 56 dwelling houses and associated infrastructure

Received: 4 September 2019
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 5
Council: Sunderland City Council
Ward: Washington South

ReceivedReceived4 Sep
ValidatedValidated12 Sep
Consult.Consultation10 Dec
TargetTarget Date20 Dec
DecidedDecided18 Dec

Decided in 97 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land At Former Ayton School Goldcrest Road Ayton Washington NE38 0DL. Sunderland has handled 694 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 8 weeks longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Washington South. We hold 227 applications in total for the NE38 postcode area.

92% of full 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: NE38 0DL
Application type: Full Application (Reg 4)
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 56

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 September 2019
Consultation expiry: 10 December 2019
Consultation start: 19 November 2019
Consultation end: 10 December 2019
Neighbour consultation start: 16 September 2019
Neighbour consultation end: 7 October 2019
Last date for comments: 10 December 2019
Target decision date: 20 December 2019
Committee meeting: 26 November 2019
Permission expires: 18 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Barton Willmore
Agent address: Mr Sam Thistlethwaite The Forum The Pearl New Bridge Street West Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8AQ England

Planning decision

Statutory period: 99 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 24 September 2019
Advertisement expiry: 15 October 2019
Site notice start: 24 September 2019
Site notice end: 15 October 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08117224
Documents: 147
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: Ayton Village Primary School, Dunlin Drive, AytonRegister site at or near this address
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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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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