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Planning appeals in Rother District Council

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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Rother District Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 640 planning appeals in Rother District Council since 2016, of which 24% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 62 decisions, 11% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 31 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

668

appeals on record since 2016

24%

of decided appeals allowed

31 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 11% allowed

By appeal type

Householder131 decided

31% allowed

Minor378 decided

23% allowed

Major36 decided

28% allowed

Commercial1 decided

0% allowed

Enforcement72 decided

3% allowed

Other45 decided

24% allowed

Not classified5 decided

60% allowed

By procedure

Written representations622 decided

23% allowed

Hearings34 decided

21% allowed

Inquiries12 decided

25% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 56 · 13% allowed 2025 · 51 · 20% allowed 2024 · 53 · 18% allowed 2023 · 94 · 22% allowed 2022 · 62 · 32% allowed 2021 · 45 · 39% allowed 2020 · 51 · 21% allowed 2019 · 76 · 33% allowed 2018 · 71 · 21% allowed 2017 · 60 · 31% allowed 2016 · 49 · 18% allowed

Latest decisions in Rother District Council

Dismissed22 October 2026· householder6015532
65 Westfield Lane, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7NF
extensions and alterations to the dwelling including front gables and rear dormers with balconies, new higher roof over to accommodate new first floor, with basement below the side extension. Detached garage building with room in the roof and basement storage
Dismissed14 October 2026· minor6007775
Land Adjacent to Broadlawns, Whitebread Lane, Beckley, TN31 6TY
the erection of a self-build dwelling served by improved access
Dismissed12 October 2026· minor6010105
Upper Morgay Wood, Junction Road, Staplecross, TN32 5SH
Dismissed22 September 2026· minor6008634
Barn House, Warren Road, Fairlight, TN35 4AN
Change of use to create a residential dwelling
Allowed21 September 20266009677
Black Cottage, Henley Down, Catsfield, TN33 9BN
Conversion of existing carport/garage building with alterations to form self-contained holiday let
Dismissed17 September 2026· minor6007272
46 North Trade Road, Battle, TN33 0HS
Part-demolition of No.46 and erection of 5 detached dwellings, construction of access drive and associated hard and soft landscaping
Dismissed16 September 2026· major6005903
Land Near Bishop’s Lane, Salehurst/Robertsbridge, TN32 5BX
Creation of 41 new dwellings including 39% affordable housing, with associated landscaping, amenity space, parking and provision of public open space
Allowed21 August 2026· minor3352368
The Barn, Woodmans Rest, Bluemans Lane, Westfield, TN33 0SE
Dismissed17 August 2026· minor6009653
150 Barnhorn Road, Bexhill on Sea, TN39 4QL
a new single storey dwelling
Allowed14 August 2026· householder6008547
Hedgerow, Grove Lane, Iden, TN31 7PY
the erection of an oak framed extension
Dismissed14 August 2026· minor6007206
Land Between 18-20 Collington Park Crescent, Bexhill on Sea, TN39 3RF
the outline application for proposed construction of single storey, wheelchair accessible dwelling, creation of greenspace area
Dismissed13 August 2026· householder6008031
1 Pebsham Farm House, Pebsham Lane, Bexhill, TN40 2RZ
erection of garage to rear with associated landscaping
Dismissed12 August 2026· minor6007214
The Orchard, Telham Lane, Battle, TN33 0SS
the conversion of buildings to create a residential dwelling and annexe, together with associated car parking, garden and landscaping
Quashed On Legal Grounds13 July 2026· enforcement3351398
Sowdens Gate Wood , Udimore Road , Udimore, East Sussex, TN31 6BG
Without planning permission, change of use of the Land from forestry to a mixed use for forestry and for leisure and recreation purposes
Notice varied and upheld13 July 2026· enforcement3350417
Chestnut Wood, Udimore Road, Broad Oak, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6EU

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.