Friars Hill Cottage Friars Hill, Guestling, East Sussex, TN35 4ET Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/0889/HOU - Householder Planning Approved

Proposal

Proposed two storey side extension, part conversion of existing garage space to residential accommodation, extension to front of existing garage and new carport Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 06:59

Application progress

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Received

13 Jul 2026

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Approved

7 Sept 2026

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

Documents 12

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form - No Details · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Avalon Cottage Chantry Cottage Hope Cottage, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.

Show all 2 with distances

39 mAvalon Cottage Chantry Cottage Hope CottageGrade II
54 mLavender Cottage and Sweet Briars, Lavender CottagesGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Public footpath about 30 m away; Inside the Pett built-up area; Priority habitat about 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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. 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

Council: Rother
Application type: Householder Planning
Postcode: TN35 4ET
Received: 13 Jul 2026
Validated: 13 Jul 2026
Parish: Guestling
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Sept 2026
Decision: Approved with Conditions
Decision date: 7 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: APX Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 21 days faster than Rother's median of 77 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

This one56d

Council77d

UK55d

31%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

532decided 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: 7 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved

Well House, Friars Hill, Guestling TN35 4ET

Proposed alterations and enlargement of existing rear raised terrace, including addition…

RR/2024/2074/P 29 Jan 2025

2024 Approved

Well House, Friars Hill, Guestling TN35 4ET

Proposed alterations and enlargement of existing rear raised terrace, including addition…

RR/2024/2074/P 29 Jan 2025

2022 Approved

Holly Bank, Friars Hill, Guestling TN35 4ET

Erection of single storey side extension, enlarged patio area.

RR/2022/2616/P 27 Jul 2023

2022 Approved

Holly Bank, Friars Hill, Guestling TN35 4ET

Erection of single storey side extension, enlarged patio area.

RR/2022/2616/P 27 Jul 2023

2022 Approved

Oak Tree, Friars Hill, Guestling TN35 4ET

Reclad entire building in timber boarding to match existing. Form new entrance lobby/porc…

RR/2022/551/P 12 May 2022

2022 Approved

Oak Tree, Friars Hill, Guestling TN35 4ET

Reclad entire building in timber boarding to match existing. Form new entrance lobby/porc…

RR/2022/551/P 12 May 2022

2020 Approved

Holly Bank, Friars Hill, Guestling TN35 4ET

Demolition of existing detached brick built garage. Proposed to be replaced with a detach…

RR/2020/1267/P 12 Oct 2020

2020 Approved

Holly Bank, Friars Hill, Guestling TN35 4ET

Demolition of existing detached brick built garage. Proposed to be replaced with a detach…

RR/2020/1267/P 12 Oct 2020

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