131C De La Warr Road, Bexhill, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, TN40 2JJ Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/0939/HOU - Householder Planning Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage and erection of detached garage/garden room with a first floor studio. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Special protection area about 476 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay; Inside the Bexhill-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £199,000 in September 2007. Detached house, freehold.

10 September 2007£199,000
18 September 1998£91,000New build

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
Householder Planning
Postcode
TN40 2JJ
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Pebsham / St Michaels
Parish
Bexhill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
House - Design & Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 43 days faster than Rother's median of 99 for demolitions. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.

24%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
109decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 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.