The other Local Authorities serving the area are : Sedgefield Borough Council
Responsible for Housing, Planning, Council Tax, Refuse
and Durham County Council Responsible for Education, Economic Regeneration, Strategic Planning etc.
Street Lighting and other highway issues:
On-line report to Durham County Council Highways Action Line (or ring 0191 370 6000) or contact the Council Office with full details of the problem.
Removal of unwanted furniture:
Contact Sedgefield Borough Council (01388 816166) and ask for Refuse Collection.
Details are on the Sedgefield Borough website.
Planning and building permissions (for extensions and new buildings):
These are the responsibility of Sedgefield Borough Council. Details can be found on their planning website.
For Information on:
Schools in Sedgefield:
Education in Sedgefield is the responsibility of Durham County Council.
Link to their Education web pages here.
Places to stay in and around Sedgefield:
A list of addresses is available from the Council Offices
Family History - Sedgefield Links:
The Town Council hold the records for Sedgefield Cemetery which opened in 1908. Records of burials in the church-yard and Beacon cemetery are now kept in Durham County Record Office which also holds all of the older church records of baptisms and weddings.
For any other questions relating to the Town Council, and requests for items on the web site, please email us (comments@sedgefield.net), call in at the Council Offices or telephone on 01740 621273