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Land East Of Stephenson Road Usworth Washington

25/01158/FU4Full Application (Reg 4)Pending Decision
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Proposal

Erection of 222 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, infrastructure and landscaping.

Received
5 June 2025
Target decision date
27 November 2026
Public comments
24
Ward
Washington East
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.21 Aug
  4. Target27 Nov
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Sunderland91% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land East Of Stephenson Road Usworth Washington. Sunderland has handled 693 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. It was submitted on 5 June 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Washington East.

Application Details

Reference
25/01158/FU4
Address
Land East Of Stephenson Road Usworth Washington
Local Authority
Sunderland
Application Type
Full Application (Reg 4)
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
222
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Current
Ward
Washington East

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Lichfields
Agent Address
Mr Christopher Smith St Nicholas Building (3rd Floor) St Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 June 2025
Consultation Expiry
22 August 2025
Target Decision Date
27 November 2026
Date Validated
17 June 2025
Date Submitted
5 June 2025
Consultation Start
26 August 2025
Consultation End
21 August 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
17 June 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
8 July 2025
Last Date for Comments
16 September 2025

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
528 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
25 June 2025
Advertisement Expiry
16 July 2025
Site Notice Start
1 August 2025
Site Notice End
22 August 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14065397
Comments
24
Documents
119
Constraints
16
Coordinates
54.925587, -1.513470
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Sunderland

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: SunderlandPart of the site

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, 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.

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

  • 5.6 miNewcastle upon Tyne
    RTPI
  • 44.1 miBedale
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