Kings Church (Former Methodist Church) Sackville Road, Bexhill, East Sussex, TN39 3JA Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/1295/TCA - Trees in a conservation area applications Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conifers & secondary tree - trim overhang on boundary with Sackville Road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from Rother's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Other documents 4

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗
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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Bexhill Town Centre 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Rother District Council (Houses in Multiple Occupation, Bexhill, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 2011. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Special protection area 342 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay; Protected tree 13 m away: The Rother District Council (Methodist Church, Sackville Road, Bexhill on Sea) Tree Preservation Order, 2010, order TPO314; Inside the Bexhill-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 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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Important details

Council
Rother
Application type
Trees in a conservation area applications
Postcode
TN39 3JA
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
Bexhill
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Rother usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
119decided 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
2 Dec 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