BELL INN Main Street, Iden, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7PU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full refurbishment of public house to include internal reconfiguration, new dining/community room to first floor, new fire escape door & external staircase, corrugated iron sheet cladding to part of existing structure, changes to fenestration, installation of kitchen extraction/ventilation flue, reconfigured parking layout with enhanced landscaping, and new timber decking Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 25
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 16
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 107 days from validation, 30 days slower than Rother's median of 77 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 29 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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BELL INN Main Street, Iden, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7PU
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