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.
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.
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.
16 January 2025	Outside 105 Mountdale Gardens	Horse Chestnut	Large lower limb over the road has been hit by a double decker bus. As this is in range if high vehicles are close to the pavement it is a hazard. Unfortunately, it is not possible to remove this limb without structurally defecting the tree.

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	1 Chadwick Road	Sugar 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.
16 January 2025	Outside 68 Chadwick Road	Norway Maple	Structural damage has been caused to the nearby property. Evidence has been provided to show cause.
31 January 2025	Outside 57 Cotswold Road	Apple	Extensive bark death around base. Over 50% of canopy dead or dying.
16 January 2025	Outside 31 Cotswold Road	Cherry	The tree is structurally unsafe due to decay in various places in the trunk (at 2.3m and 4m). There are a number of cankers in the canopy. The tree has a lean.
15 April 2025	Opposite 6 Crowstone Avenue	Cherry	Significant dead and dying in crown, significant decay in stem
15 April 2025	Outside 10 Crowstone Avenue	Hawthorn	Significant lean over highway (increasing), a hazard
15 April 2025	Outside 16 Crowsone Avenue	Hawthorn	Tree loose in ground
15 April 2025	Outside 42/44 Crowstone Avenue	Rowan (Mountain Ash)	Very poor condition, tree loose in ground
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.
15 April 2025	Adjacent 2 Mount Avenue	Silver Birch	Extensive dead branches in crown, Decay in base, Fungal evidence in area of decay
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
3 February 2025	Outside 135 Leigh Hall Road	Sycamore	The tree is causing damage to adjacent properties and also to nearby drainage.
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

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

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
10 January 2025	Opposite 188 Prince Avenue	Beech	The tree is in decline with a significant proportion of the crown now dead. The tree has dropped some dead branches recently. The tree is located beside a busy arterial carriageway and as such needs to be removed on health and safety grounds.
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.
18 March 2025	297 Westbourne Grove	Horse Chestnut	The tree has advanced decay at the base of the trunk and so needs to be removed on health and safety grounds. The roots of the tree are also lifting the adjacent driveway and pushing out the kerbstones.

Shoeburyness

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

Southchurch

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

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	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
15 April 2025	Outside 35 Percy Road	Sycamore	Tree is in a very poor state. Over 50% of the crown either dead or missing.
15 April 2025	Outside 45 - 48 Westcliff Avenue	Paperbark Mulberry	The tree has extremely vigorous roots causing damage to footway, Kerb, and Walls. It is a relatively young tree with a fast growing root system. Due to its proximity and speed of growth it is not possible to control the effects other than via removal.

Westborough

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

West Shoebury

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