WISTERIA LODGE Udimore Road, Broad Oak, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6DG Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2025/1963/TPO - Works to Trees Decided

Proposal

T1, Ash, Reduce Ash to just beyond previous pruning points 1.5m. T2, Oak, Reduce one limb back into the shape of the oak by 2m. T3 Oak. Reduce the crown by 2m and one very out of shape limb to the rest of the finished shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Nov 2025
✓
Split Decision with conditions
13 Jan 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
4 Sept 2026

Split Decision with conditions on 13 Jan 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Fairacres Fairacres Cottage, Grade II, 51 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Protected tree 14 m away: The Rother District Council (Land adjacent to Little Chart, Udimore Road, Broad Oak) Tree Preservation Order, 2006, order TPO260; Inside the Broad Oak (Rother) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 17 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 £545,000 in July 2011. Detached house, freehold.

15 July 2011£545,000

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
Works to Trees
Postcode
TN31 6DG
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Parish
Brede
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jan 2026
Decision
Split Decision with conditions
Decision date
13 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 4 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010844 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
westfield trees Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Jan 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.