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West Farm The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SG

DM/25/03339/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

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)
Ward
Murton
Agent
Tree Wise Men (NE) Ltd
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated28 Nov
  3. Consult.25 Dec
  4. Target9 Jan
  5. Decided19 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

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hawthorn
  • Listed building: Grade II: West FarmhouseOn this site · +1 more
  • 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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