St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

26/01630/AM1Pending Decision

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non-material amendment to approval 24/01395/FDC (Demolition of the existing school buildings (Use Class F1) and the construction of new three storey school buildings with associated landscape works (including felling of trees), outdoor games areas, amenity space and PV canopies, as well as the siting of temporary accommodation during the demolition and build programme (Use Class F1) to allow for amendments including alterations to doors and windows and relocation of PV canopies

Received: 29 July 2026
Council: Sunderland City Council

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted29 Jul
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
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This is a planning application for demolition at St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU. Sunderland has handled 2,229 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 29 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Ashbrooke, Sunderland conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. We hold 436 applications in total for the SR2 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

26/01630/AM1

Address

St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU

Postcode

SR2 7HU

Local Authority

Sunderland

Decision Status

Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted

29 July 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

54.898010, -1.387529

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Sunderland

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Ashbrooke, Sunderland
Listed building: Grade II: Numbers 1-6 (Consecutive) Including Coach House to Number 6On or next to this site
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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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A listed building is on or next to this site.

AB Heritage Limited
0.5 miSunderland
Ethical Planning (NE) Limited
9.9 miRoyal Quays
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Adept Building Consultancy Ltd
10.2 miNewcastle Upon Tyne
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