PIPEWELL COTTAGES North Street, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4HP Data via plota.co.uk

Pending RR/2026/0762/LBC - Listed Building Consent
Extensions & alterationsListed buildingsNew homes
Council
Rother 2.5/10
Date received
2 Sept 2026
Postcode
TN36 4HP
Type
Listed Building Consent

Description

Internal and external works to convert houses into one dwelling and erection of replacement outbuilding in rear garden. (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 30 Dec 2026, from Rother's recent listed building consent.

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Rother usually decides listed building consent by day 119.

Day 12107 days to the predicted decision (day 119)
0%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
11decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 6

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Winchelsea conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Rother District Council (Winchelsea Conservation Area, Winchelsea, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 2007 · East Sussex (Winchelsea) Direction, 1970. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Winchelsea Beach built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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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Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
2 The Orchards, Mill Road, Winchelsea, Icklesham, TN36 4HJ
Construction of a new garage and minor external works
RR/2024/686/P
2024 Refused
2 The Orchards, Mill Road, Winchelsea, Icklesham, TN36 4HJ
Construction of a new garage and minor external works
RR/2024/686/P
2022 Approved
Ivy Cottage School Hill, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4HL
Internal and external alterations including conversion of bedroom to bathroom, introducti…
RR/2022/1454/P
2022 Approved
Ivy Cottage School Hill, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4HL
Internal and external alterations including conversion of bedroom to bathroom, introducti…
RR/2022/1455/L
2022 Approved
Ivy Cottage School Hill, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4HL
Internal and external alterations including conversion of bedroom to bathroom, introducti…
RR/2022/1454/P
2022 Approved
Ivy Cottage School Hill, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4HL
Internal and external alterations including conversion of bedroom to bathroom, introducti…
RR/2022/1455/L
2021 Refused
Ivy Cottage, School Hill, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HL
Renovations to be carried out comprising of : Rewiring, replumbing, new heating and hot w…
RR/2021/2152/P
2021 Refused
Ivy Cottage, School Hill, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HL
Renovations to be carried out comprising of : Rewiring, replumbing, new heating and hot w…
RR/2021/2153/L
2020 Approved
4 Landgate Cottages, North Street, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HS
Internal alterations, relocate existing kitchen door (external) to new position, replace…
RR/2020/1038/P
2020 Approved
4 Landgate Cottages, North Street, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HS
Internal alterations, relocate existing kitchen door (external) to new position, replace…
RR/2020/1038/P
2019 Refused
2 North Street, The Five Houses, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HN
Insertion of two rooflights in loft space.
RR/2019/1374/L
2019 Refused
2 North Street, The Five Houses, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HN
Insertion of two rooflights in loft space.
RR/2019/1374/L
2017 Approved
2 North Street, The Five Houses, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HN
Alterations to windows and internal alterations to all floors. Additional rooflight to re…
RR/2017/1982/L
2017 Approved
2 North Street, The Five Houses, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HN
Alterations to windows and internal alterations to all floors. Additional rooflight to re…
RR/2017/1982/L
2016 Approved
Turners Court, School Hill, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HL
Replacement of top hung casement lights.
RR/2016/1111/O
2016 Approved
Turners Court, School Hill, Winchelsea, Icklesham TN36 4HL
Replacement of top hung casement lights.
RR/2016/1111/O
Rother
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#252 of 296 councils
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Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings