Thompsons Of Prudhoe Quarry Springwell Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7SQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01803/MAW - Minerals- Waste (County Matters) Current

Proposal

Installation of concrete batching plant, including aggregate hoppers, mixing machine, storage silos and aggregate storage bays (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 31 Oct 2026; it is now day 73.

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Scheduled monument 63 m away: Bowes Railway
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1559 m away: A1 Birtley to Coal House Improvement Scheme; Coalfield, development low risk area; Heritage at risk 63 m away: Bowes Railway, track, wagon shop, hauler houses and associated sheds, structures and incline, Bowes Railway; Inside the Springwell built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Sunderland
Application type
Minerals- Waste (County Matters)
Postcode
NE9 7SQ
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Washington West
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
R & K Wood Planning LLP

Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 82% of commercial premises in Sunderland are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 18 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →

Public comments

429comments received
428 objecting1 supporting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

59 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15072697
Planning Portal ref
PP-15072697
Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sunderland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#94 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Sunderland ranks #99 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sunderland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #101 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #119 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #99 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #123 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
34 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
58 decided
581
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026