Public Conveniences, Little Common, TN39 4PE Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/1132/FULL - Full Planning Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conversion and change of use of public conveniences to café Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
week of 7 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 7 Dec 2026 and 18 Jan 2027, from Rother's recent changes of use.

Documents 8

Plans & drawings 7

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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗
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Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 7 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
Full Planning
Postcode
TN39 4PE
Received
week of 7 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
St Marks
Parish
Bexhill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
CKA Architectural

Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Rother usually decides changes of use by day 106.

Day 2977 days to the predicted decision (day 106)
17%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
108decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

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

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