48 Parkhurst Road, Bexhill, East Sussex, TN40 1DE Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/1147/ADV - Advertisement Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Two 1420mm x 500mm signs on top of each door. One 1000mmx500mm sign on posts Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from recent advertisement consent across the UK.

Site constraints 4

Bexhill Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Rother District Council (Houses in Multiple Occupation, Bexhill, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 2011. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Special protection area about 336 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 1 October 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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Important details

Council
Rother
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
TN40 1DE
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
Bexhill
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Spruce Architecture
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide advertisement consent by day 55.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
9,149decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent advertisement consent in Rother to go on. Rother decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
Rother
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#252 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.