Winchelsea Road Land To The South West Of, Jempsons Yard, Rye TN31 7EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of the existing buildings and construction of a new food store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rother Planning Committee on 12 Feb 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the benefits outweighed policy conflicts, including employment, food choice, biodiversity and transport contributions.
- The committee unanimously voted for permission, subject to conditions and a legal agreement securing mitigation and contributions.
Source: Plota analysis of Rother's committee minutes of 12 Feb 2026.
Documents 295
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 38
Plans & drawings 39
Consultation & comments 148
Other documents 68
Site constraints 8
Checked on 18 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 748 days from validation, 649 days slower than Rother's median of 99 for demolitions. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Rother in the last twelve months, from validation. Rother decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 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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