West Farm The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SG
Approved on 19 December 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 - Sycamore located in front garden. This tree has had previous work carried out by us in 2021. The new owner of the property reports that there are a number of branches overhanging the roof blocking light and causing excessive shade to the upstairs bathroom particularly when these branches are in full leaf. The owner also reports debris on the roof, in gutters and moss on roof tiles. Selected branches affecting the light and overhanging that section of the roof are to be removed and/or pruned back to a growth point to give clearance between the crown of T1 and the roof. See attached images showing the branches. T2 - Lime tree located in front garden. The tree has epicormic re growth following work carried out in 2021. Also the owner states that the lower left branch overhangs the neighbours footpath which results in excessive leaves covering the footpath and making slippery in wet weather. I understand the neighbour to be elderly. Required work is a 3 metre crown uplift to remove epicormic growth and removal of two lower branches. All tree works will be carried out in accordance with pruning cuts to BS3998.
- Received
- 28 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Murton
- Agent
- Tree Wise Men (NE) Ltd
- ReceivedReceived28 Nov
- ValidatedValidated28 Nov
- Consult.Consultation25 Dec
- TargetTarget Date9 Jan
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 21 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at West Farm The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SG. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 5 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Hawthorn conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Murton. We hold 619 applications in total for the SR7 postcode area.
90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SR7 8SG
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hawthorn
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 25 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 4 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 25 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Tree Wise Men (NE) Ltd
- Agent address
- Silverdale Dene Road Dalton Le Dale Seaham SR7 8QW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14518247
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Hawthorn
- 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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