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The property landscape in South Shields

South Shields is part of the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside, which includes the riverside towns of Jarrow and Hebburn and the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn. The town is ideally placed for travel to Newcastle or Sunderland, both less than a fifteen minute drive away, and is accessed by road from the A1(M) and the A19 or by the Shields Ferry that crosses the Tyne from the North.

The Westoe Crown Village is a new development in South Shields consisting of 1-2 bedroom apartments, 3 bedroom townhouses and 2-3 bedroom dwellings at Bents Park Road; 1 and 2 bedroom apartments are available from £64,995 and are an ideal option for first time buyers.

Fridaysmove have assisted home movers throughout South Shields, including Conveyancing in NE33, NE34."

Local issues considered by South Shields Conveyancing Solicitors:

Searches in South Shields

When buying a property in South Shields a property lawyer is required by your lender to carry out Local Authority Searches. The Local Authority for South Shields is South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2RL. Tel: 0191 427 7004

The impact of Tree Preservation Orders

Trees in South Shields subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) may not be cut down, uprooted or lopped without consent from the local council, and causing wilful damage or destruction of a protected tree is a criminal offence, and formal consent for any works to a protected tree should always be sought from the local authority. It is a breach of planning control to remove any trees the original developer was obliged to plant, but a TPO may or may not also be in effect.

Do you know if your dream home is in an at risk conservation area?

Conservation areas are designated by Councils to manage change in residential areas that people would like to protect from incongruous development. There are 9,300 of them in the UK. However, sadly many are falling into neglect e.g. increase in unsympathetic replacement doors and windows - typically pvc.

The following conservation areas are reported as at risk:

• Mill Dam, South Shields - poor, low vulnerability and deteriorating.