Planning application
Thorpe Hall School Wakering Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3RD
Works: Trees
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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)
As published by the council, reference 26/00968/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00968/TPO
- Type
- Tree(s) subject to TPO
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Southchurch
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SS1 3RD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southend-on-Sea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01770/AD Granted
Thorpe Hall School Wakering Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3RD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (permeable paving), 04 (surface details within revised Arboricultural Method Statement), 06 (revised tree protection plan), 08 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and 09 (SuDS details) of planning permission 25/00029/FULM dated 10.06.2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Southend-on-Sea took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Tree Fella Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Shoeburyness
Active · incorporated 2001 · Shoeburyness
51 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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