NEW CROSS FARM Mill Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6XA Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2025/2047/FN - Prior Notification Part 6/7 Approved

Proposal

For general agricultural storage of tractor, machinery and equipment, hay and silage storage, and as a workshop for machinery The proposed agricultural building has been designed specifically for its agricultural purpose and is of a proportionate size for the needs of the farm holding, and the storage of hay and silage produced on the land, and machinery that is required to be stored within. The farm currently has only one existing building that can be used for agricultural purposes, which is being used for feed storage, lambing and brooding pens. The building that was originally erected for the storage of farm machinery and general storage (under reference ) is now in use as a boutique hotel following its prior approval for such use (under reference ). The site therefore does not have any appropriate buildings suitable for modern storage requirements, so there is a distinct need for secure and weatherproof storage of machinery and equipment as well as an area to store silage and hay. The building will also offer a small agricultural machinery workshop space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Dec 2025

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Approved

week of 12 Jan 2026

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Appeal dismissed

17 Aug 2026

Approved in the week of 12 Jan 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 3

High Weald National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 £625,000 in April 2012. Detached house, freehold.

27 April 2012£625,000

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: Prior Notification Part 6/7
Postcode: TN31 6XA
Received: 8 Dec 2025
Validated: 8 Dec 2025
Parish: Peasmarsh
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Jan 2026
Decision: FN DETAILS NOT REQ'D
Decision date: week of 12 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated decision
Appeal: Dismissed · 17 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009777 ↗
Applicant: Show
Agent: George Nelson Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 5 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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2019 Approved

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2018 Approved

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2017 Approved

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2017 Approved

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2016 Approved

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2016 Approved

New Cross Farm, Mill Lane, Peasmarsh TN31 6XA

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Rother

Planning Authority Score

2.5/10

Poor

#252 of 296 councils

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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

NEW CROSS FARM Mill Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6XA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 1

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Sales history 1

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