Bexhill Leisure Pool Ravenside Retail & Leisure Park, TN40 2JS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of solar PV panels to the east and south pitches of the roof at Bexhill Leisure Pool. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rother Planning Committee on 16 Apr 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised that prior approval was not required because the panels suited the commercial setting and would not cause significant glare.
- No public representations were received during the required notice period.
- The committee unanimously decided that prior approval was not required, with nine votes in favour.
Source: Plota analysis of Rother's committee minutes of 16 Apr 2026.
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 25 September 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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Important details
- Council
- Rother
- Application type
- Prior not (Schedule 2, Pt 14, Class J)
- Postcode
- TN40 2JS
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Sackville
- Parish
- Bexhill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 May 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval not required
- Decision date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A&M Architectural Partnership
How this decision compares
Decided in 74 days from validation, 41 days faster than Rother's median of 115 for commercial premises. Approved, as 82% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Rother in the last twelve months, from validation. Rother decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 1 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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