Houghton-Le-Spring, Tyne and Wear Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Houghton-Le-Spring, Tyne and Wear.
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Town Insights
Property Prices
Average property sale price: £167,142 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Sunderland
- Parliamentary constituency: Houghton and Sunderland South
- LSOA: Sunderland 034D
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-02.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Houghton-Le-Spring.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Houghton-Le-Spring based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
3 planning applications found near Houghton-Le-Spring.
- - Lonsdale House & Wynyard Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Works to trees - T1 (Garden of Wynyard) (Beech) - Prune to clear 4m clearance, T2 (Garden of Lonsdale House) (Beech) - Prune to clear the BT cables by 1m and crown lift to 5m
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Sunderland | Date: 2026-03-26
View full details - - The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Emergency Tree Works to 3 ash trees with severe ash die back. (TPO 85)
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Sunderland | Date: 2026-02-09
View full details - - 121 Randolph Road/480 - 486 Crow Road Glasgow
Alterations to tenement roof consisting of removal of damaged redundant chimney with remedial works to infill roof and install roof tile finish.
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Glasgow | Date: 2025-07-10
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A brief summary of Houghton-Le-Spring in Tyne and Wear
Houghton-Le-Spring is a Town located in Tyne and Wear, England.
Property prices in Houghton-Le-Spring show an average sale price of £167,142, based on 50 recent transactions recorded by HM Land Registry.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Houghton-Le-Spring a particularly low-crime area.
Houghton-Le-Spring has 3 conservation areas within its boundaries: Newbottle Village, Nesham Place, St Michael's. Planning applications within or near these conservation areas are subject to additional scrutiny to preserve the architectural and historic character of the area. Homeowners and developers should be aware that permitted development rights may be restricted.
Ecology & Nature Designations
The area around Houghton-Le-Spring includes 1 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI): Hetton Bogs SSSI; 2 Ancient Woodland sites. These designations may affect planning decisions, as proposals near protected sites require environmental impact assessment and may face additional restrictions.
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Planning Activity in Houghton-Le-Spring
In the last 24 months, 19 planning applications were submitted near Houghton-Le-Spring. Of these, 86% were approved, with an average decision time of 62 days.
This is broadly in line with the national average of approximately 87%. Houghton-Le-Spring maintains a standard approach to planning decisions.
At 62 days on average, decisions near Houghton-Le-Spring slightly exceed the 8-week statutory target for minor applications, though this is common across many councils.
The most common application types near Houghton-Le-Spring were discharge of conditions (8), full planning applications (5), outline applications (2).
In terms of development scale, 3 medium-scale applications, 16 smaller schemes were submitted.
1 planning appeal was lodged, of which 0 were allowed and 1 was dismissed (0% success rate). This low success rate indicates that the council's refusal decisions are generally upheld by the Planning Inspectorate.
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Related Planning Guides
- What Is Planning Permission in the UK? — Planning permission is the formal approval you need from your local council before making certain changes to a building or piece of land.
- What Is Permitted Development? — Permitted development rights allow certain building works and changes of use without the need to apply for planning permission.
- How Long Does Planning Permission Take? — Typical timelines for planning permission decisions in the UK, from submission to approval, and what can cause delays.