VIEW HOUSE, 2 The Old Orchard, Burwash, Etchingham, East Sussex, TN19 7BF Data via plota.co.uk

Pending RR/2026/0827/TPO - Works to Trees
Trees & landscaping
Council
Rother 2.5/10
Date received
16 Jul 2026
Postcode
TN19 7BF
Type
Works to Trees

Description

T1 - Beech - Remove, retaining a 3m trunk for wildlife habitat. The tree is dead, and within falling distance of a footpath. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Rother's recent tree works.

Day 60 of the 56-day target. Rother usually decides tree works by day 60.

Day 604 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
12decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 5

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.
Article 4 direction
Town and Country Planning (County of East Sussex) Direction, 1959. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 Burwash 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

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
3 The Old Orchard, Ashmead, Burwash TN19 7BF
Oak - T3 - 25% Crown Reduction, tapering in at tree overall, along with 40% crown reducti…
RR/2021/2051/T
2021 Approved
St Giles, High Street, Burwash TN19 7HT
Proposed detached single storey annex building providing accommodation ancillary to exist…
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2021 Approved
2 The Old Orchard, Burwash TN19 7BF
Beech Tree - Reduce and reshape by 50%
RR/2021/1600/T
2018 Approved
Oakland, 4 The Old Orchard, Burwash TN19 7BF
Oak - T3 25% Crown reduction, tapering in at top of tree.
RR/2018/605/T
2018 Approved
Oakland, 4 The Old Orchard, Burwash TN19 7BF
Oak - T3 25% Crown reduction, tapering in at top of tree.
RR/2018/605/T
2016 Approved
2 St Annes Green, Burwash TN19 7HB
Loft conversion incorporating dormer with Juliet balcony to rear elevation.
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2016 Approved
2 St Annes Green, Burwash TN19 7HB
Loft conversion incorporating dormer with Juliet balcony to rear elevation.
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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
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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