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.
03 August	39 Danesleigh Gardens (adjacent to)	Cherry	The tree is almost dead.
23 June 2023	32 Eastwood Road North	Hornbeam	A significant section of the crown is dead or dying.
10 October 2023	70 Eastwood Road North (opposite)	Hornbeam	The centre of the crown is dead, the remainder of the crown is in decline.
10 October 2023	220 Eastwood Road North	Cherry	A large proportion of the crown is dead.
10 October 2023	222 Eastwood Road North	Cherry	The tree has multiple Ganoderma brackets at the base. This is a fungus which decays wood. The stem has decay present.
04 October 2022	311 Elmsleigh Drive	Malus	The tree is dead.
09 June 2023	Lamp column 39 (adjacent to)	Hornbeam	The crown of the tree is approximately 80% dead.
09 June 2023	Lamp column 43-44 (between)	Birch	One side of the crown is almost dead.
09 June 2023	Lamp column 65-66 (between)	Birch	The tree is dead.
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.
11 January 2023	Lindisfarne Avenue (central island junction with London Road)	Weeping Ash	There are multiple fruiting bodies of the fungus Inonotus hispidius present on the limbs and main stem of the tree. This is a fungus which decays the wood and can lead to structural failure.
01 September 2023	606 Prince Avenue	Beech	This tree is nearly dead due to the presence of the decay causing fungus Meripilus giganteus. 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.
07 May 2024	6 Treecot Drive (outside)	Cockspur thorn	The crown is dead.
07 May 2024	10 Treecot Drive (outside)	Cockspur thorn	The crown is dead.
07 May 2024	14 Treecot Drive (outside)	Cockspur thorn	The crown is dead.
07 May 2024	25 Treecot Drive (outside)	Silver leaf maple	A significant proportion of the crown is dead or dying back. There is also an area of surface decay at the stem base.
07 May 2024	87 Treecot Drive (outside)	Cockspur thorn	The crown is dead.
07 May 2024	93 Treecot Drive (adjacent to)	Cockspur thorn	The crown is mostly dead.

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.
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.
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
01 August 2022	63 Dering Crescent	Tree of Heaven	The tree is causing direct damage to the footpath and is suckering through the footpath.
19 January 2024	Outside 55 Green Lane	Hornbeam	The tree is in poor physiological condition with low vitality. The tree is in irreversible decline.
19 January 2024	Outside 57 Green Lane	Crab Apple	The tree has severe basal bark damage.
13 May 2024	Rayleigh Road (outside Tesco filling station)	Cherry	The tree has Ganoderma (a fungus which can cause wood decay and structural failure).

Kursaal

Trees for removal in the Kursal 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
15 May 2024	The path between Hartington Road and Ash Walk	Cherry	The tree has died.

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
10 October 2022	4 Cliffsea Grove	Malus	Ganododerma and Inonotus decay fungi are present. The crown of the tree is also dying back.
07 February 2023	136 Southsea Avenue (opposite)	River Birch	Significant roots are present above the level of the existing public footpath between the kerb and path surface. It is not viable prune the roots to retain the tree to carry out sufficient footway repair .

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
20 December 2022	Canewdon Road - Outside St. Bernard’s High School - adjacent to side entrance	London Plane	Excessive structural decay to the trunk base and roots.
28 June 2022	Canewdon Rd (j/w Valkyrie Rd)	Norway Maple	There is extensive decay throughout the stem and very low vigour in the crown.
9 February 2024	19 Park Crescent	London Plane	Tree has caused subsidence damage to a property. Unfortunately this means that a decision has been made to remove the tree to stop this progressive damage, allow the property to recover and then be repaired.
08 November 2022	50 Park Road	London Plane	The tree was noted to have decay causing fungus attached to the base of the trunk. The tree has been assessed for the presence of decay and unfortunately this was confirmed. This tree needs to be removed on health and safety grounds.
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
26 May 2022	12 Hobleythick Lane	Red Oak	Significant decay is present at the base of the trunk. Remains of old wood decaying fungus are present. To be removed on health and safety grounds.
16 May 2024	25 Hobleythick Lane	Cherry	The tree has died.
26 May 2022	104 Hobleythick Lane	Purple Leaf Plum	Wood decaying fungus at the base of the trunk and also in the crown. To be removed on health and safety grounds.
26 May 2022	105 Hobleythick Lane	Purple Leaf Plum	Ganoderma wood decaying fungus bracket at the base of the trunk. Significant decay present at the base. To be removed on health and safety grounds.
01 September 2023	148 Prince Avenue	Cherry	This small cherry tree has died and now needs to be removed.
22 February 2023	34 Rochester Drive	Hornbeam	The roots of the tree are lifting the adjacent private vehicle crossing and needs to be removed so that a new PVX and new public footway surface can be laid as part of the new footways programme.
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

Trees for removal in the Shoeburyness 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
13 September 2022	Churchfields (adj 16)	Hawthorn	The tree is dead.
9 November 2022	Gunners Road (opposite 95/97)	Flowering Cherry (Prunus)	The tree is dead.
7 March 2024	High Street (adj 59)	Norway Maple	The tree is subject of an insurance claim for tree related damage to property.

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	39 Ashurst Avenue	River Birch	There have been several attempts to repair footway damage caused by roots. The tree is lifting the front path, damaging the gate pillars of number 39 making the gate unusable and the path unsafe.
9 October 2023	Branscombe Walk adjacent to 72 Broadclyst Gardens	2 x Purple Leaf Plums and 1 Irish Yew	Requested by insurance to mitigate damage to the property.
12 June 2023	197 Newington Avenue (o/s)	Elm	The tree is in terminal decline.
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.

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
01 September 2023	31 Dolphins	Cherry	Decay at the base of tree and severe dieback of the crown.
06 February	16 Mayflower Close (adjacent to) (centre tree of the group)	Maple	The tree is in poor physiological condition. A significant proportion of the crown is dead or dying.
01 September 2023	Prince Avenue, rear of 11, 16 and 18 Dolphins	3x Fastigiate Beech tree	These three beech trees are all in poor condition. Two have decay causing fungus associated with them at the base and one has severe dieback of the crown with large dead limbs. For these reasons the trees need to be removed on health and safety grounds.
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.
01 September 2023	635 Prince Avenue	Beech	This small tree has died recently and now needs to be removed.
4 November 2022	Wells Avenue (opposite 2)	Sorbus	This tree was due to be felled as most of the crown had died. However it is suspected that the crown of the tree was hit by a high-sided vehicle which broke off some of the dead branches so we had to arrange for an emergency removal of the tree The stump only remains for grinding.

St Lukes

Trees for removal in the St Lukes 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 November 2023	6 Beaufort Street	Crab Apple	Storm damage in crown and Stem decay.
30 November 2023	27 Beaufort Street	Hop Hornbeam (Ostroya Carpinifolia)	Dead.
27 June 2022	36 Lovelace Avenue	Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)	Tree roots have damaged private driveway. Previous attempts at mitigation/prevention of further damage have failed. The tree is also in very poor condition, with decay in the crown structure and low vigour.
21 November 2023	38 Seaforth Ave	Hawthorne (Crataegus Spp)	The tree is dead.
21 November 2023	68 Seaforth Ave	Hawthorne (Crataegus Spp)	The tree is dead.

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.
27 December 2023	O/S 48 Marlborough Road	Staked tree	Dead
27 December 2023	Marlborough Rd, s/o 293 Woodgrange Drive	Crab Apple (Malus Spp.)	Dead
18 May 2023	Marlborough Road s/o 164 Ambleside Drive	Caucasian Maple (Acer cappadocicum)	There is significant decay in the base of the tree on the east side. Suckering is damaging the highway and adjacent property.
12 June 2023	226/228 Shaftesbury Avenue (o/s)	Silver Birch (Betula pendula)	The tree has caused damage to adjacent property, its condition is not good and it is too old and large to withstand further root severance to install a root barrier. There is not enough space for a direct replacement, however a replacement tree will be planted elsewhere in Shaftesbury Avenue.
26 February 2024	173 Shaftesbury Ave	Sorbus	The tree is mostly dead and will not recover.
26 February 2024	181 Shaftesbury Ave	Silver Birch	Tree is in decline, being in very poor condition with stem damage, significant dieback in the crown.

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
01 September 2022	409 Sutton Road	Horse Chestnut	The tree has been assessed and an area of advanced decay caused by an active fungus has been identified at the base of the trunk on the roadside. This decay has weakened the strength of the trunk to a point where it is necessary to remove the tree on health and safety grounds.

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
15 May 2024	30 Thames Drive	Rowan	Approximately 50% of the crown is dead or dying.
09 June 2023	9 Canvey Road	Cherry	Crown is approximately 80% dead. Decay in northern limb.
09 June 2023	10 Canvey Road	Cherry	The tree is dead.
25 July 2022	11 Canvey Road (adjacent to)	Cherry	The whole of the crown is dead.
09 June 2023	19 Canvey Road	Cherry	A large proportion of the crown is dead. If the crown was pruned to live wood and the tree retained it would be aesthetically poor.
09 June 2023	29 Canvey Road	Ornamental Crab	There is extensive twig dieback in the crown. The crown has sparse foliage, the tree appears to be in physiologically poor condition.
09 June 2023	30 Canvey Road	Cherry	Large proportion of the crown is dead or dying back. Growth is generally weak. Decay at crown break.
24 August 2022	23 Dynevor Gardens in Western Road (side of)	Cockspur Thorn	A large proportion of the crown is dead or dying.
20 December 2023	2 Hamboro Gardens	Cherry	The tree has Ganoderma (a fungus which can cause wood decay) and does have decay in the base of the stem. The extent of decay has been confirmed by drilling with the appropriate equipment.
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.
26 January 2023	North Shoebury Road (r/o 18 Swallowcliffe)	2x Lombardy Poplar	The roots are causing substantial damage to the adjacent property. Removal of the offending roots will result in heavy root suckering and the tree potentially destabilising. I will look at this area for more suitable tree planting for the next planting season.
25 July 2022	2 Ray Walk	Cherry	A significant proportion of the crown is dead, the remainder of the crown is in decline
16 January 2024	Underwood Square - towards centre of grassed area	Hawthorn	The tree is dead
16 January 2024	Underwood Square - towards north of grassed area	Hawthorn	The tree is dead
16 January 2024	Opposite 20 Underwood Square	Lime	Basal decay
16 January 2024	Opposite 18 Underwood Square	Lime	Basal decay
9 March 2023	26 Vardon Drive	Norway Maple	There are significant roots present within the front garden of the property. The roots are too large to prune to remove the trespass without significantly affecting the health of the tree or rendering it unstable. There is also damage to the public footpath and garden wall.

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
26 June 2023	Caulfield Road (opposite the church)	Silver Birch (Betula pendula)	Tree is deteriorating, crown is dying back.
26 June 2023	Caulfield Road (o/s Church)	Silver Birch (Betula pendula)	Basal decay.
26 June 2023	Caulfield Road (j/w Blythe Ave)	Cherry (Prunus Kanzan)	Significant decay in the stem and butt, large quantity of major deadwood in the crown.
26 June 2023	39 Caulfield Road (opposite)	Silver Birch (Betula pendula)	Basal decay.
26 June 2023	43 Caulfield Road	Silver Birch (Betula pendula)	Exploration of the roots to be carried out to see if this tree can be saved. If it has to be removed, it will be a last resort.
26 June 2023	146 Caulfield Road	Purple Leaf Plum (Prunus cerasifera)	Exploration of the roots to be carried out to see if this tree can be saved. If it has to be removed, it will be a last resort.
26 June 2023	161 Caulfield Road	Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)	The tree is dead.
26 June 2023	166 Caulfield Road	Purple leaf plum (Prunus cerasifera)	Basal decay and die-back in the crown.
16 October 2023	o/s 23 Pentland Ave	Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)	Severe decay in structural crown.
16 October 2023	o/s 26 Pentland Ave	Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)	Severe decay in structural crown.
30 November 2023	Adj to rear fence of 31 Sedgemoor	Cherry (Prunus Spp.)	Self-set tree, established directly under/adjacent to fenceline, is now lifting fence and has become unsuitable for this position. Replacement tree planting is planned in the immediate area, utilities allowing.