River Brede Farm Castle Farm Lane, Winchelsea Beach, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4AZ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending RR/2026/0919/OL - Overhead Line

Council

Rother 2.5/10

Date received

8 Aug 2026

Postcode

TN36 4AZ

Type

Overhead Line

Description

The upgrade of existing ABC overhead lines to a maximum size of 120mm ABC LV overhead line. The upgrading in height of the existing wooden pole line to a maximum pole length of 14m. The installation of a H pole arrangement with pole mounted transformer at River Brede Farm. The upgrading of the maximum supply voltage of the pole line to 11KV at the transformer. Data via plota.co.uk

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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 performance

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