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13 Officers Mess Mess Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9UJ

26/01150/TPOTree(s) subject to TPORefused

Refused on 26 October 2026

Council decision: Refuse Consent for works to treesDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Fell to low stump and treat with one application of herbicide one London Plane Tree to front (Application for works to Trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order)

Received
1 September 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 29 October 2026
Ward
Shoeburyness
Agent
Tree Fella Ltd
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.2 Oct
  4. Target27 Oct
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 13 Officers Mess Mess Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9UJ. Southend has handled 261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Shoebury Garrison conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Shoeburyness. We hold 529 applications in total for the SS3 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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Why it was refused

  1. The London Plane tree protected by Tree Preservation Order (07/2026) positively benefits the character of the site and wider Shoebury Garrison Conservation Area. There is a lack of robust evidence to demonstrate that alternative mitigation measures have been explored that would retain the tree. It has therefore not been demonstrated that the proposed works are required and necessary. The proposal is therefore unacceptable and contrary to National Planning Policy Framework (2026), Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Southend-on-Sea Core Strategy (2007) and Policy DM1 of the Development Management Document (2015).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SS3 9UJ
Application type
Tree(s) subject to TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 September 2026
Last date for comments
2 October 2026
Target decision date
27 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tree Fella Ltd
Agent address
Stewards Yard Wakering Road Shoeburyness SS3 9TR

Planning decision

Case officer
Mia Welch
Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

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