Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA

23/02498/LP3Local Authority (Reg 3 )Approved

Approved on 11 June 2024

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of new primary school with nursery provision, new car parking, outdoor play facilities and associated landscaping

Received: 1 December 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 13
Council: Sunderland City Council
Ward: Sandhill

ReceivedReceived1 Dec
ValidatedValidated15 Dec
Consult.Consultation7 Jun
TargetTarget Date28 Jun
DecidedDecided11 Jun

Decided in 179 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Site Of Former Sunningdale Primary School Shaftoe Road Sunderland SR3 4HA. Sunderland has handled 74 applications of this type. This one was decided in 193 days, 21 weeks longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. There have been 13 other applications at this address. We hold 338 applications in total for the SR3 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: SR3 4HA
Application type: Local Authority (Reg 3 )
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 December 2023
Consultation expiry: 7 June 2024
Consultation start: 28 March 2024
Consultation end: 7 June 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 19 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 9 January 2024
Last date for comments: 16 January 2024
Target decision date: 28 June 2024
Committee meeting: 10 June 2024
Permission expires: 11 June 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent: Sunderland City Council
Agent address: Siobhan McMahon-Walsh Capital Projects City Hall Plater Way Sunderland SR1 3AA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 196 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 26 December 2023
Advertisement expiry: 16 January 2024
Site notice start: 20 December 2023
Site notice end: 10 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12645721
Documents: 106
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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