16 Watchbell Street, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7HA Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/0606/TCA - Trees in a conservation area applications Approved

Proposal

t1- fig tree - reduce by 2m and remove on stem Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 May 2026
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Validated
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 13 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 10 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 10 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 10 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Hope Anchor Hotel, former No 17 (now part of hotel) and 16 Watchbell Street,
List entry 1262434 · 8 m away · 87 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II*, 82 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Rye 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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Rother District Council (Rye Conservation Area, Rye, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 2007 · Rother District Council (Rye Town, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 1991 · East Sussex (Borough of Rye) Direction, 1951. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Public footpath 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
Local nature reserve 342 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay; Scheduled monument 183 m away: Rye town walls; SSSI 342 m away: Rye Harbour SSSI; National landscape 302 m away: High Weald; Inside the Rye built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 17 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £710,000 in June 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

16 June 2025£710,000
18 June 2003£355,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area166 m² (1,787 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Rother
Application type
Trees in a conservation area applications
Postcode
TN31 7HA
Received
10 May 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 26 days faster than Rother's median of 47 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
117decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Rother in the last twelve months, from validation. Rother decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Jul 2026
Rother
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#252 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.