Trees for removal

Our Arboricultural Officers carry out scheduled and ad hoc inspections of all of our street trees. All inspections consider:

the individual tree
its condition
whether any maintenance work is necessary to maintain the tree in a suitable condition for its location.

Sometimes we have to remove trees. This is usually because the tree is dead, diseased or dangerous.

This page shows the details on tree removals within Southend, including the location and species of the tree and why it was removed. This page does not include tree removals for planning purposes.

When a tree is removed, we record the location to make sure that the tree cover within the town is maintained and extended in line with our policy.

The exact location for the replanting is constrained by any existing underground/overhead services, continued presence of tree roots/old stumps/soil pathogens (a pathogen is a bacterium, micro organism or virus that can cause disease), maintaining safe sight lines etc. To view our replanting programme please visit our tree planting page.

Belfairs

Trees for removal in the Belfairs ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
09 June 2023	24 Arterial Road (opposite)	Hornbeam	The crown of the tree is becoming thin. It is approximately 50% thinner than could be expected when compared to a tree with normal vitality of the same species. The tree is in decline and unlikely to improve.
11 October 2024	Bellhouse Lane, outside no. 44	Wych Elm	The tree is dying and will be dropping branches due to progression of disease. Lack of vigour, dead and dying limbs in canopy
07 August 2024	32 Bellhouse Lane	Elm	The tree is of low vigour and has dieback in the crown.
07 August 2024	44 Bellhouse Lane	Cherry	Significant sections of the crown are dead or dying back.
14 August 2024	Flemming Avenue (Side of 12 Blenheim Chase)	Sycamore	A significant proportion of the crown is dead or dying back.
14 August 2024	14 Flemming Avenue	Rowan	A significant proportion of the crown is dead or dying back.
14 August 2024	18 Flemming Avenue	Rowan	A significant proportion of the crown is dead or dying back.
14 August 2024	27a Flemming Avenue	Rowan	A significant proportion of the crown is dead or dying. There is also Inonotus hispidus (a decay fungus present).
14 August 2024	49 Flemming Avenue	Rowan	A significant proportion of the crown is dead or dying back. Ganoderma (a decay fungus) is also present.
19 August 2024	Outside 12 Tankerville Drive	Purple plum	The tree has dieback in the crown and Phelinus (a decay fungus) is also present.
19 August 2024	Adjacent to 7 Tankerville Drive	Sycamore	Dead.
19 August 2024	Outside 21 Tankerville Drive	Sycamore	The base of the tree has significant decay. This has been confirmed by resistance drilling.
02 October 2023	9 The Fairway	Manchurian cherry	A large proportion of the crown is dead.

Blenheim Park

Trees for removal in the Blenhiem Park ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
02 October 2023	85 Blenheim Chase (opposite on the central reservation)	Norway Maple	The tree is dead.
07 May 2024	234 Bridgewater Drive (side of)	Cockspur thorn	A large proportion of the crown is dead.
17 October 2024	Outside 15/17 Grange Park Drive	Pillar Apple	Structural damage to no 17. There is damage to outside pathways and damage to internal walls.
16 August 2024	Outside 24 Grasmead Avenue	Whitebeam	The stem of the tree leans across the footpath. This could be hazardous to visually impaired persons.
16 August 2024	Outside 29 Grasmead Avenue	Whitebeam	50% of the crown is dead, the tree is not viable for retention.
16 August 2024	Outside 27 Grasmead Avenue	Sycamore	There is crown deterioration (yellowing leaves) and Perenniporia fraxinea brackets (a decay fungus) at the base.
16 August 2024	Outside 13 Grasmead Avenue	Sycamore	The tree has been colonised by Ganoderma. This is a fungus which can cause wood decay. The base of the tree is decayed, this has been confirmed by resistance drilling.
16 August 2024	Outside 10 Grasmead Avenue	Sycamore	There is crown deterioration (yellowing leaves) and Perenniporia fraxinea brackets (a decay fungus) at the base.

Chalkwell

Trees for removal in the Chalkwell ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
25 September 2023	16 Ailsa Road	Lime	Extensive root growth under the pavement and residents drive causing a danger to pedestrians and rendering the drive unpassable by cars. Having met with highways, there is no engineering solution to the problem.
28 November 2022	57 Chadwick Road	Silver Maple	Excessive structural decay to the trunk base. This tree has a lean over the highway and as such removal is required for safety reasons.
24 November 2022	Crowstone Rd (junction with Britannia Road)	Prunus species	Dieback in all major branches in canopy. Reduced size, lack of vigour, root decay.
24 November 2022	56 Crowstone Road	Sorbus species	Lack of vigour, vast damage to lower bark, internal basal rot, movement of rootplate.
24 November 2022	Crowstone Road (adjacent to number 80)	Prunus species	Lack of vigour, reduced size, growth suppressed by overarching oak tree.
22 May 2024	First Avenue (rear of 35 Crowstone Avenue)	Rowan	A significant proportion of the crown is dead or dying.
24 November 2022	Imperial Avenue (rear of 2 Chadwick Road)	Norway Maple	Root damage on South side, significant dead branch and limbs in canopy.
16 November 2022	Kings Road (O/S Congregational Church)	Norway Maple	Bark damage to lower stem, girdling roots, lack of vigour.
16 November 2022	Kings Road (Side of 63)	Hawthorn	Tree leans over pavement causing potential hazard to pedestrians.
10 October 2024	Kings Road outside No. 170	Silver Birch	Structural damage to numbers 168 and 170. There is damage to outside pathways and damage to internal walls.
06 July 2023	38 The Ridgeway	Ornamental Crab	The tree has been colonised by Inonotus hispidus. This is a fungus which decays wood and can lead to failure.

Eastwood Park

Trees for removal in the Eastwood Park ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
30 July 2024	40 Progress Road	Field Maple	The tree is dead.

Kursaal

Trees for removal in the Kursaal ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
8 November 2024	Bescombe Road (outside number 88)	Robinia	Excessive and increasing lean towards property. Pavement damage by roots together with kerbstone lifting due to increased lifting of roots due to angular movement.

Leigh

Trees for removal in the Leigh ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
1 July 2024	40 Dundonald Drive	Cherry	The whole of the crown is dead.
1 July 2024	58 Dundonald Drive	Whitebeam	The tree has a very thin crown and low vigour.
1 July 2024	78 Dundonald Drive	Whitebeam	The tree has a very thin crown with dieback. There are also cankers present.
1 July 2024	90 Dundonald Drive	Pear	The tree has Ganoderma which is a fungus which can cause wood decay. The tree also has low vigour.
1 July 2024	Dundonald Drive (side of 846 London Road)	Whitebeam	The whole of the crown has been broken out.
1 July 2024	45 Ronald Hill Grove	Lime	The tree has been colonised by Ganoderma. This is a fungus which can lead to wood decay. The stem of this tree is decayed and has been confirmed by resistance drilling.
1 July 2024	Ronald Hill Grove (side of Westleigh School)	Lime	The tree has deadwood and dieback in the crown.

Milton

Trees for removal in the Milton ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
08/04/2024	Scratton Road, outside number 22	London Plane	Extensive root growth under the pavement and residents drive causing persistent damage to property and danger to pedestrians. The extent of root removal necessary to re-engineer the surface would render a tree of this size unsafe. Therefore the option is to remove the tree.
15 May 2024	Westcliff Parade (opposite St John's Court)	Cherry	The tree has died.

Prittlewell

Trees for removal in the Prittlewell ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
05 December 2023	262 Southbourne Grove	Horse Chestnut	This tree has been monitored since 2018 when it was noted that it had a bacterial wetwood infection and a small cavity at the bae of the trunk. Since then the health of the tree has deteriorated with the cavity increasing and the crown now dying back significantly. For these reasons the tree now must be removed in health and safety grounds.

Shoeburyness

There are currently no trees listed for removal in this ward.

Southchurch

Trees for removal in the Southchurch ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
5 March 2024	Petworth Gardens, s/o 56 Ashurst Ave	Cherry	The tree is in terminal decline with large areas of dead in the crown. Retention is no longer viable.
25 October 2022	208 Shoebury Road	Manna Ash (Fraxinus ornus)	This tree is in terminal decline. Dieback throughout the crown, with stunted pale foliage and necrotic bark around the stem and base of the tree. The condition will not improve and the tree will continue to decline.
14 October 2024	Southchurch Boulevard, central reservation, opposite house numbers 94 to 96	3x Elm	Two of the trees are dead and third is dying, all from Dutch Elm disease.

St Laurence

Trees for removal in the St Laurence ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
11 October 2024	Neil Armstrong Way Side of no. 61	Whitebeam	Significant bark death and decay at base of tree.
11 October 2024	Opposite no. 100 Neil Armstrong Way	Swedish Whitebeam	Large section of southern side of crown is dead or dying.
11 October 2024	Outside 115 Neil Armstrong Way	Norway Maple	Significant section of crown on western side is dead or dying.
01 September 2023	583 Prince Avenue	Beech	This tree is infected with the decay causing fungus Meripilus giganteus. Superficially the tree looks fine but it this fungus attacks the major roots around the base of the trunk and can lead to unpredictable failure. For this reason the tree has to be removed on health and safety grounds.

St Lukes

There are currently no trees listed for removal in this ward.

Thorpe

Trees for removal in the Thorpe ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
20 February 2024	Maplin Way, Rear of 155 Johnstone Rd	Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)	Persistent damage to the highway and adjacent property. A large area of the crown has died back and the overall health of the tree is in decline.

Victoria

Trees for removal in the Victoria ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
29 May 2024	14 Chestnut Grove	Horse chestnut	The tree is dead.

West Leigh

Trees for removal in the West Leigh ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
06 October 2023	1388 London Road (outside health centre)	Norway Maple	There is decay in the lower stem. There is also dead wood in the crown.

Westborough

Trees for removal in the Westborough ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
22 April 2024	38 Beedell Avenue	Birch	Large roots restricting footway width. Roots disrupting the bitmac footway surfacing. Cavity in the main trunk at 4m. Bark damage from vehicles strikes on kerbside.
22 April 2024	88 Beedell Avenue	Birch	Large roots disrupting bitmac footway surface. Roots lifting surface water gulley and causing damage to adjacent property. Trunk leans towards the road.
22 April 2024	131 Beedell Avenue	Birch	History of wounds from vehicle strikes on trunk. Very sparse crown indicated poor health. Dead branches in the crown. Surface roots disrupting footway surface.
22 April 2024	137 Beedell Avenue	Birch	Very sparse crown indicated poor health. Dead wood in the crown. Tree is in decline and in poor condition.
22 April 2024	138 Beedell Avenue	Cherry	Very large surface roots that are pushing out kerbstones. Significant footway disruption from roots.

West Shoebury

Trees for removal in the West Shoebury ward. Use the first column to find the date of notice, move along for location, species and finally the reason for removal
Date of notice	Location	Species	Reason for Removal
03 December 2024	Opposite 14/16 Waterford Road	Hornbeam	Excessive pavement disruption by roots and growth against kerb pushing it out into the road.
03 December 2024	Opposite 58 Waterford Road	Hornbeam	Excessive pavement disruption by roots and growth against kerb pushing it out into the road.