1 International Drive Sunderland SR5 3FH

23/01555/FU4Full Application (Reg 4)Approved

Full

Approved on 19 September 2023

Planning committee

Proposal

Erection of high voltage sub-station with compound, transformers and securing fencing.

Received: 7 July 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 2
Council: Sunderland City Council
Ward: Washington North

ReceivedReceived7 Jul
ValidatedValidated18 Jul
Consult.Consultation9 Aug
TargetTarget Date12 Sep
DecidedDecided19 Sep

Decided in 63 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 1 International Drive Sunderland SR5 3FH. Sunderland has handled 694 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 4 weeks longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Washington North. We hold 106 applications in total for the SR5 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: SR5 3FH
Application type: Full Application (Reg 4)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 July 2023
Consultation expiry: 15 August 2023
Consultation start: 19 July 2023
Consultation end: 9 August 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 19 July 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 9 August 2023
Last date for comments: 15 August 2023
Target decision date: 12 September 2023
Committee meeting: 18 September 2023
Permission expires: 19 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lichfields
Agent address: Lichfields The St Nicholas Building St Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 25 July 2023
Advertisement expiry: 15 August 2023
Site notice start: 21 July 2023
Site notice end: 11 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12278474
Documents: 71
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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.

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Source: Sunderland

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