Listed building works at De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Rother Planning Committee on 9 Oct 2025.
What was proposed
The application concerned listed building consent, with works including a studio extension, green roofs and other building alterations.
“Details of the following, including samples where possible, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the relevant works begin, and the works thereafter shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details: • New concrete pavers, balustrades and horizontal wires to first floor balcony and roof terrace.”
“10 • Studio extension, and sub-station – demolition and construction of new studio extension; notwithstanding the drawings and reports submitted with the application, details of external materials (see informative), details of the green roof to the extension and the adjacent sub-station. • Windows – 1:5 scale drawings, 1:5 sections and samples of each window type to be used.”
Minutes
Officer advice
The biodiversity proposals included habitat, hedgerow and green-roof enhancements, with officers supporting the measures and recommending an intensive studio green roof.
“RR/2025/1193/L framework for how the biodiversity gain objective of at least a 10% gain is expected to be met across the entire development. • Phase 1 - initial calculations suggest an increase from 0.018 to 0.036 habitat Biodiversity Units (BUs) which is +96.25%. This will be achieved primarily through the replacement of areas of developed land; sealed surface and modified grassland with introduced shrub and the planting of one urban tree.”
“The description of the studio green roof shown in Section 4.7 of the Landscape Statement (JCLA, 05/06/2025) suggests it could qualify as an intensive green roof, due to the inclusion of "a biodiverse green roof substrate... to 300mm depth", native species appropriate for coastal conditions, and "additional habitat elements".”
Officer report
Committee view
The Planning Committee was supportive of the officer recommendation, subject to conditions.
“RR/2025/1193/L: The Planning Committee was supportive of the officer’s recommendation, subject to conditions as outlined below.”
Minutes
The vote
Councillor Ganly moved to grant listed building consent, Councillor Grohne seconded, and the motion carried unanimously with nine votes.
“9 Councillor Ganly moved the motion to GRANT (Listed Building Consent) subject to conditions and this was seconded by Councillor Grohne.”
“The motion was declared CARRIED (9 for / unanimous).”
Minutes
The decision
The committee granted listed building consent subject to conditions.
“DECISION: GRANT (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)”
Minutes
Sources
- Rother Planning Committee minutes, 9 October 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Rother's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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This committee's year
17 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.