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

26/01418/SCRScreening OpinionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

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.

Received
29 June 2026
Decision due
20 July 2026
Ward
Houghton North
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.23 Jul
  4. Target20 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 23 July.

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About this application

This is an outline application at Northumbrian Water Ltd Sewage Disposal Works Sedgeletch Road Houghton-le-Spring. Sunderland has handled 141 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Houghton North. We hold 167 applications in total for the DH4 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
DH4 4DH
Application type
Screening Opinion
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2026
Consultation start
2 July 2026
Last date for comments
23 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Dominic Langton The St Nicholas Building St Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
19
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part 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 (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.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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