Southend City Council Commits to Tree Policy Improvements, Thanks to Green Party Efforts 21st December 2024 / 1st January 2025 by simongittus Green Party Councillor Richard Longstaff has successfully driven significant enhancements to Southend City Council's tree policy, with plans to increase the city’s tree canopy cover from 12% to at least 15%. Read more » environment High Street Richard Longstaff Street Trees Trees
Urgent Call for Action on Southend’s Urban Trees as Tree Canopy Cover Diminishes 13th October 2024 / 13th October 2024 by simongittus Concerns are mounting over the continued decline of Southend’s urban tree population and the city’s tree canopy cover, which has fallen to around 12%, far below the minimum target of 15%. Read more » environment Parks Richard Longstaff Trees
Greens breathe a sigh of relief after felling notice ‘error’ 23rd September 2024 / 12th October 2024 by simongittus Residents on Leigh Hall Road (Leigh) and Ilfracombe Road (Kursaal) have breathed a sigh of relief after discovering tree removal notices on every tree last Tuesday, stating that they would be felled this coming Wednesday, giving just a week's notice. Read more » Council environment Street Trees Trees
Council axes 7 of Leigh’s trees, despite public petition 16th September 2024 / 12th October 2024 by simongittus The South East Essex Green Party and local residents have voiced their “incredible disappointment” in Southend City Council after the Labour Council ignored a petition signed by hundreds of residents and cut down seven mature ash trees in Vernon Road. A petition was set up by resident and local Green activist, Simon Gittus, after he […] Read more » environment Richard Longstaff Trees
Greens’ Tree Motion Passed at SCC 8th September 2023 by James Vessey-Miller At the Full Council meeting of 7th September 2023, Green Party City Councillor Richard Longstaff proposed a motion to shake up the way Southend Council manages our City’s Trees. Local residents have long dispaired at the City Council’s brutal “cut before complaint” approach to tree management, which has led to the unnecessary and premature removal […] Read more » planning Trees
Council Continues Devastating Tree-Felling in Southend 13th February 2023 / 13th February 2023 by James Vessey-Miller Southend Council has started 2023 with a doubling-down on their efforts to remove trees across Southend. The Green Party has been applying pressure to Southend Council following a new string of incidents of indefensible and avoidable tree removal. Several roads across Southend, particularly Leigh, have seen the council’s yellow Tree Removal Notices being stapled to […] Read more » planning Trees
Greens criticise Council’s ‘dangerously unambitious’ tree planting policy 17th August 2020 / 19th August 2020 by James Vessey-Miller In late July 2019, following growing pressure from the Green Party, the Once Upon A Tree (Southend) campaign group, and residents, Cllr Carole Mulroney (Liberal Democrat – Cabinet member for Environment and Planning) announced a moratorium on the non-emergency felling of all street trees in Southend and announced that Southend Council will work with its […] Read more » Parks Trees
