1 West Bridge Street Mount Pleasant Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7PZ
Current
26/00560/TPA
Description
Works to trees - T1 (Whitebeam) - Remove lowest limb and prune to clear lampost and reduce and reshape remaining tree by 1.5-2m, T2 (Whitebeam) - Reduce and reshape by 1.5-2m
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2020
Refused
29 West Bridge Street Mount Pleasant Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7PZ
Remove sweedish white beam tree and replace with same species.
2018
Refused
29 West Bridge Street Mount Pleasant Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 7PZ
Erection of a first floor roof terrace to rear (Retrospective)
2017
Approved
31 Saint Pauls Drive Mount Pleasant Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7SH
Erection of first floor extension to rear and installation of bow window to front of prop…
Sunderland
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#77 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
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