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The Bede Centre City Of Sunderland College Durham Road Sunderland SR3 4AH

21/00532/TPATrees in a Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 2 May 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T29 and T30 Swedish Whitebeam - Ground protection measures and crown lift to 3.5m to allow unimpeded machine access T31 Monterey Cypress - Prune clear of streetlight T32 Swedish Whitebeam - Prune clear of streetlight T33 Sessile Oak - Crown clean to remove the deadwood T34 Swedish Whitebeam - Crown lift to 4.0m over the adjacent carpark T35 Weeping Willow - Crown lift to 4m over the car park T38 Weeping Willow - Crown clean to remove the deadwood. Remove broken / hanging branches T39 Swedish Whitebeam - Prune clear of building T40 Weeping Willow - Prune clear of building. Crown clean to remove the deadwood. Remove broken/hanging branches. Crown lift to 4.0m over the parking bays T41 and T43 Swedish Whitebeam - Prune clear of building T45 Sessile Oak - Crown lift to 4m over car park T47 Monterey Cypress - Crown lift to 3m over car park T50 Swedish Whitebeam - Sever Ivy and remove T52 and T53 Elm - Crown clean to remove the deadwood T54 Hybrid Black Poplar - clean to remove the deadwood T58 Elm Crown - clean to remove the deadwood T60 Holly - Crown lift to 3m over footpath T62 Lombardy Poplar - Crown clean to remove the deadwood

Received
9 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnes
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.5 May
  4. Target4 May
  5. Decided2 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Bede Centre City Of Sunderland College Durham Road Sunderland SR3 4AH. Sunderland has handled 178 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. There have been 22 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Barnes. We hold 339 applications in total for the SR3 postcode area.

100% of trees 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
SR3 4AH
Application type
Trees in a Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2021
Consultation expiry
5 May 2021
Consultation end
5 May 2021
Target decision date
4 May 2021
Permission expires
2 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Engie Regeneration
Agent address
Mr Graeme Kirkley Engie Regeneration 12 Merchant Ct. Monkton Business Park Hebburn NE31 2EX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09569365
Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    7 Jan

    Erection of 2no. non illuminated free-standing signs

    WithdrawnAdvertisement consent20/00015/ADV
  2. 2015
    13 Jul

    Various works to 14 no. trees to include crown reduction, deadwood crown and pruning as per shedule. Also…

    ApprovedTrees in a Tree Preservation Order15/01486/TPA
  3. 2014
    11 Sep

    Notice to fell a dangerous tree on Monday 15th September.

    ApprovedEmergency Tree Works (TPO/TPA)14/02099/ETRW
  4. 2014
    22 Jul

    Part discharge of condition 16 (Travel plan) attached to planning application 12/02103/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions14/01705/DIS
  5. 2014
    24 Jun

    Non-material amendment to previously approved application 12/02103/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment14/01502/AM1
  6. 2014
    4 Jun

    Refurbishment of Chester building to include erection of glazed entrance lobby, new external bin store…

    ApprovedFull Application14/01329/FUL

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