THE CHAPEL Dixter Road, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6LB Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/0970/FULL - Full Planning Refused

Proposal

Proposed replacement windows (2no.at the front and 1no. on side at ground floor). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
30 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

20 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Little Shop Virginia Cottage, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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.
Northiam 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 ↗
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 Northiam built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £240,000 in September 2025. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

23 September 2025£240,000
26 October 2009£181,000

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

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Important details

Council
Rother
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
TN31 6LB
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Parish
Northiam
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pump House Designs
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 21 days faster than Rother's median of 77 for extensions. Refused, as 8% of extensions here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
555decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
Rother
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#252 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.