BEXHILL LEISURE CENTRE Down Road, Bexhill, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, TN39 4HS Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/0206/FULL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Various renovation works including replacement roof covering incorporating solar panels, replacement fascias, soffits, rainwater goods, and replacement of the entrance door and fixed glazing. Installation of three new windows on the east elevation, and new cat ladder on west elevation to provide roof access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Feb 2026
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Validated
20 Feb 2026
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Committee
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Rother Planning Committee on 16 Apr 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers recommended approval because the works would improve energy efficiency, modernise the building and support its continued community use.
  • The town council and planning notice received no comments.
  • The committee unanimously granted permission subject to conditions, while requesting regular maintenance.
Read how the committee decided The proposed improvements, planning history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee debate, conditions and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Rother's committee minutes of 16 Apr 2026.

Documents 19

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Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bexhill-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Rother
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
TN39 4HS
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Ward
St Stephens
Parish
Bexhill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
A&M Architectural Partnership

How this decision compares

Decided in 97 days from validation, 20 days slower than Rother's median of 77 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
532decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Rother in the last twelve months, from validation. Rother decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 May 2026
Rother
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#252 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Rother is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #292 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 71% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Rother decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #141 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #88 of 296
25%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #292 of 296
71%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #287 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
36 decided
739
Total decisions
84 refused in the year to March 2026