Thorpe Hall School Wakering Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3RD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00968/TPO - Tree(s) subject to TPO Approved

Proposal

Fell T1 (TPO T19) Fraxinus (Ash) on front boundary to ground level and grind out stump to 250mm below ground level, fell T5 (TPO T14) Aesculus Hippocastanum (Common Horse Chestnut) to ground level and grind out stump to 250mm below ground level, fell T9 (part of G6) Quercus Cerris (Turkey Oak) to low stump, fell T26 (TPO part of G4) Quercus Ilex (Holm Oak) to leave a 2 m high stump and fell T47 (TPO - part of G5) Tilia Europea (Common Lime) to near ground level and remove all arisings (Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Stonebridge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area2,809 m² (30,236 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 22)
UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Tree(s) subject to TPO
Postcode
SS1 3RD
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Southchurch
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant consent to carry out work to trees
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tree Fella Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 16 days slower than Southend's median of 53 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 83% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
64decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#209 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Southend ranks #155 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southend decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #261 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #224 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #155 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #173 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
82 decided
904
Total decisions
177 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.