Land North Of Murton Lane And South Of Colliery Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring Data via plota.co.uk
26/00789/SCR - Screening Opinion
Decided
Proposal
Request for Screening Opinion under Part 2 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to a proposed residential development of approximately 257 dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
10 Apr 2026
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Consultation
22 May 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.
Documents 15
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 2
Consultation & comments 8
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SCREENING RESPONSE
Screening · 8 Jun 2026
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REPRESENTATION OBJECT - REDACTED
Representation - Object Redacted · 2 Jun 2026
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NATURAL ENGLAND CONSULTEE RESPONSE
Consultee Response · 18 May 2026
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NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
Consultee Response · 15 May 2026
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PLANNING POLICY COMMENTS
Consultee Response · 13 May 2026
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LLFA CONSULTEE RESPONSE
Consultee Response · 5 May 2026
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ENGINEERS COMMENTS
Consultee Response · 5 May 2026
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ENVIRONMENT AGENCY CONSULTEE RESPONSE
Consultee Response · 28 Apr 2026
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Screening Opinion
- Postcode
- DH5 0NB
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hetton
- Parish
- Hetton Town Council
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 1 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 22 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Rear Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0NB
Discharge of condition 14 (Landscaping) attached to 06/02209/FUL (part 2 of 3).
2023
Rear Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0NB
Discharge of condition 27 (neighbourhood park) attached to 06/02209/FUL (part 3 of 3).
2023
Rear Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 0NB
Discharge of condition 12 (play equipment) attached to 06/02209/FUL (Part 1 of 3).
Sunderland
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#77 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings
Sunderland ranks #100 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Sunderland decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #107 of 292
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #88 of 292
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #100 of 292
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #113 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
28 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
47 decided
578
Total decisions
52 refused in 2025
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Land North Of Murton Lane And South Of Colliery Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring