5 The Grove, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7ND Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/1193/LDP - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Pending Consideration

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed insertion of a new rooflight and dormer in the roof of the rear outrigger. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
27 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Dec 2026 and 10 Jan 2027, from Rother's recent extensions.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 27 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 27 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 27 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Ramsar wetland 403 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay; National landscape 307 m away: High Weald; Scheduled monument 229 m away: The Land Gate; SSSI 402 m away: Rye Harbour SSSI; Conservation area 88 m away: Rye; Inside the Rye built-up area; Priority habitat 49 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 19 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £855,000 in February 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

2 February 2024£855,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area176 m² (1,894 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Rother
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
TN31 7ND
Received
27 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Parish
Rye
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
EllEll Architects

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Rother usually decides extensions by day 77.

Day 1463 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
30%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
581decided 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
9 Dec 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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.