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39 Hadleigh Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2DY

26/00387/TCATree(s) in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 5 May 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Crown-reduce four lime trees (T1-T4) by approximately 2 m of regrowth back to previous pollard points to maintain height; crown-reduce two neighbouring trees at Creek Cottage (T5-T6) by approximately 2 m to suitable growth points to maintain shape and size; crown-reduce three central garden trees (T7-T9) by approximately 2 m to retain a 5 m crown, undertaken with hedge trimmers to maintain a neat outline; fell three dead sycamores (T11-T13) approximately 8 m high to ground level; fell one dead multi-stemmed sycamore (T10) to ground level; crown-reduce sycamores (T14-T15) by approximately 2 m to retain a 6 m crown and reduce wind load on the now open canopy; and reduce the height of conifers at 26 Laurel Close (T16) by 2 m

Received
24 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Leigh
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated7 Apr
  3. Consult.28 Apr
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 39 Hadleigh Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2DY. Southend has handled 261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Southend's typical decision time. The site is in the Telford Park conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Leigh. We hold 2,525 applications in total for the SS9 postcode area.

93% of trees applications at Southend-on-Sea City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SS9 2DY
Application type
Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leigh Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 April 2026
Last date for comments
28 April 2026
Target decision date
19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Bell Hill Close Billericay CM12 9FS

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Leigh Conservation Area
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    30 Aug

    Raise height of boundary wall to a maximum of 1.5m, install new entrance gate to match existing, erect timber…

    RefusedApplication26/01147/FULH
  2. 2025
    15 Sep

    Erect detached single storey garden room to side, soft landscaping to front

    ApprovedHouseholder25/01294/FULH
  3. 2025
    15 Sep

    Application to vary condition 02 (approved plans) to remove rooflights from pool area (Material amendment of…

    ApprovedNon-material amendment25/01295/AMDT
  4. 2023
    16 Aug

    Erect single storey rear extension to lower ground level with rooflights, extend existing decking area at…

    ApprovedHouseholder23/01347/FULH
  5. 2023
    11 Jul

    Reduce Lime Trees (T1) in height by 1.5m and trimmed on both sides and reduce in height and crown reduce by…

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area23/01168/TCA
  6. 2020
    29 Sep

    Reduce by approx 1.5-2m to 5 previously pollarded smaller Lime Trees and reduce 3 previously pollarded Lime…

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area20/01594/TCA

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