St Nicholas Church, Church Road, Rawreth, Essex,
Description
T1-T5: Five yew trees alongside the church path which are extremely overgrown (marked 1 - 5 on attached plan) In our Quinquennial Inspection our Examining Architect (October 2025) made the following recommendation:"Cut Yew trees at base level and annually clip to topiary to prolong their life and for better views of the Church. The branches are spreading and will flop soon".The recommendation is that all five trees be coppiced to allow regrowth to a more upright style which, after regrowth, can be kept to a manageable size with regular clipping.The proposals have the support of the Parochial Church Council. The work would be carried out in late autumn.
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Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Rochford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 292. Rochford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.