3 Leigh Park Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00703/TPO - Tree(s) subject to TPO Refused

Proposal

Fell to ground level and treat stumps to inhibit regrowth one Horse Chestnut Tree (T3) and one Oak Tree (T5) to rear (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 May 2026
✗
Refused
14 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Leigh Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Local nature reserve 129 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 129 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area; Priority habitat 9 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Tree(s) subject to TPO
Postcode
SS9 2DU
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Leigh
Parish
Leigh Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse Consent for works to trees
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Refused, as 17% 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.

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Jul 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

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