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26/01418/SCR

Outline application at Northumbrian Water Ltd Sewage Disposal Works Sedgeletch Road Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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Formal screening opinion to confirm the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA') to accompany the proposed works to upgrade the existing sewage treatment facility at Sedgeletch Sewage Treatment Works (STW) and to install a 3km below ground sewer transfer pipeline running from Sedgeletch STW to a new outfall into the River Wear.

26/01418/SCR

Medium
Outline

Northumbrian Water Ltd Sewage Disposal Works Sedgeletch Road Houghton-le-Spring

Submitted29 Jun
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Sunderland96% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at Northumbrian Water Ltd Sewage Disposal Works Sedgeletch Road Houghton-le-Spring. Sunderland has handled 130 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. It was submitted on 29 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across Houghton North.

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Application Details

Reference
26/01418/SCR
Address
Northumbrian Water Ltd Sewage Disposal Works Sedgeletch Road Houghton-le-Spring
Local Authority
Sunderland
Application Type
Outline
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted
29 June 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
54.852110, -1.497720

Source: Sunderland