Fir Tree Cottage New Cut, Westfield, East Sussex, TN35 4RJ Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/0687/HOU - Householder Planning Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing attached garage and porch to form bedroom, lounge and ensuite. Alterations to fenestration to form the same. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 May 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF PLANS FIR TREE COTTAGE 26 675.pdf Plans · 24 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANS FIR TREE COTTAGE 26 675 2.pdf Plans · 24 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 26.675.1.pdf Site Location Plan · 24 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form - No Details · 24 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Westfield (Rother) built-up area; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £380,000 in July 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.

30 July 2020£380,000

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
Householder Planning
Postcode
TN35 4RJ
Received
24 May 2026
Validated
24 May 2026
Parish
Westfield
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Elevations Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 20 days faster than Rother's median of 77 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
555decided 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
21 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
3 Fairlight View, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RH
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2024 Withdrawn
Pleasant View, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Installation of an air-source heat pump.
RR/2024/1846/P
2024 Withdrawn
Pleasant View, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Installation of an air-source heat pump.
RR/2024/1846/P
2024 Approved
VINE COTTAGE New Cut, Westfield, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 4RJ
Demolition of dilapidated dwelling. Construction of replacement dwelling with associated…
RR/2024/732/P
2024 Approved
Vine Cottage, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Demolition of dilapidated dwelling. Construction of replacement dwelling with associated…
RR/2024/732/P
2022 Approved
Holly Cottage, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RH
Variation of condition 3 imposed on RR/2019/2357/P to allow the use of grey/green Cedral…
RR/2022/546/P
2022 Approved
Holly Cottage, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RH
Variation of condition 3 imposed on RR/2019/2357/P to allow the use of grey/green Cedral…
RR/2022/546/P
2022 Approved
Myskins, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RL
Proposed garage conversion, Internal minor alterations, Replacement roof elements, replac…
RR/2022/414/P
2022 Approved
Myskins, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RL
Proposed garage conversion, Internal minor alterations, Replacement roof elements, replac…
RR/2022/414/P
2020 Approved
Rosemount New Cut, Westfield, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 4RH
Proposed addition of window on side elevation at first floor level.
RR/2020/1473/P
2020 Approved
Rosemount New Cut, Westfield, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 4RH
Proposed addition of window on side elevation at first floor level.
RR/2020/1473/P
2019 Approved
Holly Cottage, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RH
Demolition of side extension to existing house and detached garage, erection of new singl…
RR/2019/2359/P
2019 Approved
Holly Cottage, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RH
Demolition of rear extension, extension of first floor to rear and single storey rear ext…
RR/2019/2357/P
2019 Approved
Holly Cottage, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RH
Demolition of side extension to existing house and detached garage, erection of new singl…
RR/2019/2359/P
2019 Approved
Holly Cottage, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RH
Demolition of rear extension, extension of first floor to rear and single storey rear ext…
RR/2019/2357/P
2019 Approved
Westdene, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Proposed first floor rear extension.
RR/2019/1589/P
2019 Approved
Westdene, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Proposed first floor rear extension.
RR/2019/1589/P
2019 Refused
Vine Cottage - Land adjacent to, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Erection of a detached two storey dwelling.
RR/2019/1668/P
2019 Refused
Vine Cottage - Land adjacent to, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Erection of a detached two storey dwelling.
RR/2019/1668/P
2017 Refused
Horsemans Cottage, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RL
Proposed building to provide ancillary self-contained annexe accommodation.
RR/2017/2689/P
2017 Approved
Vine Cottage - land adj, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Erection of a detached single storey dwelling.
RR/2017/2062/P
2017 Approved
Vine Cottage - land adj, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RJ
Erection of a detached single storey dwelling.
RR/2017/2062/P
2017 Approved
Sarlat, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RL
Garage conversion with alterations to roof and fenestration.
RR/2017/2114/P
2017 Approved
Sarlat, New Cut, Westfield TN35 4RL
Garage conversion with alterations to roof and fenestration.
RR/2017/2114/P
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.