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The Council inspects annually all trees on Council owned
land with the exception of those in the gardens of Council owned
housing stock. Trees on verges / Highways are the responsibility of
Essex County Council who can be contacted on 01206 838600 or
highways.helpline@essexcc.gov.uk
Tree planting The Council
will consider the planting of Memorial trees on open spaces where a
fee is paid. Please contact 01255 686677 for further details.
Tree pruning / Overhanging
trees
Any problems with trees on Highway verges are dealt with by Essex
County Council who can be contacted on 01206 838600 or
highways.helpline@essexcc.gov.uk
We will assess any trees on council owned land, however we can
usually only deal with trees that we consider a danger to people or
property.
Dangerous trees / Storm
damage
If you see a tree on Council or public land that you feel is
dangerous please call and let us know. We will inspect the tree as
a matter of urgency and take the necessary action to remove the
danger.
When storms or high winds occur we will receive a high number of
reports of damaged trees that might be dangerous. We will assess
the level of urgency of each reported problem and will deal with
them as quickly as we can in order of priority.
Our office hours are 8am to 5.15pm Monday - Thursday, 8am to 4.45pm
Friday.
If you need to contact us please use the following numbers:
Office hours: 01255 686677 / 686647
Out of hours: 01255 686362 |