Land South Of Cygnet Way Rainton Bridge South Houghton-le-Spring
Approved on 4 February 2026
Planning committee
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Proposal
Proposed development to comprise of office, welfare and workshop areas, fleet vehicle garages, a gritter vehicle shed and salt barn (8000 tonne capacity) building, external hardstanding areas for additional fleet parking, skip storage and ancillary facilities (including a truck wash bay, refuelling area, EV charging and containerised storage). Staff parking for 50 vehicles.
- Received
- 7 October 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 15
- Council
- Sunderland City Council
- Ward
- Hetton
- ReceivedReceived7 Oct
- ValidatedValidated14 Oct
- Consult.Consultation5 Nov
- TargetTarget Date4 Feb
- DecidedDecided4 Feb
Decided in 113 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application at Land South Of Cygnet Way Rainton Bridge South Houghton-le-Spring. Sunderland has handled 74 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 10 weeks longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Hetton.
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
- Application type
- Local Authority (Reg 3 )
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Hetton Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 25 November 2025
- Consultation start
- 15 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 5 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 15 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 25 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 4 February 2026
- Committee meeting
- 2 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 4 February 2031
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Ben Winter Capital Projects City Development Directorate Sunderland City Council, City Hall Sunderland Tyne And Wear SR1 3AA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 113 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 21 October 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 November 2025
- Site notice start
- 4 November 2025
- Site notice end
- 25 November 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14361445
- Documents
- 94
- Constraints
- 15
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- SSSI: Joe's Pond SSSIPart 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, 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, 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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