35 Beeching Road - Skinners Sheds, Bexhill TN39 3LJ Data via plota.co.uk

Approved RR/2025/1483/DN
Council
Date received
week of 11 Aug 2025
Decision date
week of 13 Oct 2025
Postcode
TN39 3LJ

Description

Application to determine if prior approval is required for the demolition of two storey industrial warehouse. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Rother Planning Committee on 9 Oct 2025.

Approved unanimously

  • Officers advised that prior approval was not required because demolition would not significantly affect amenities and the site would be restored.
  • The committee was supportive of the officer’s recommendation.
  • Members unanimously decided that prior approval was not required, with nine votes in favour.
Read how the committee decided The demolition proposal, officers’ assessment, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Rother's committee minutes of 9 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 26 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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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%).

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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