Northiam Primary School Main Street, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6NB Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/0789/LDP - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed conservatory to replace an existing covered pergola Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Planning Document Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design and Access Statement.pdf Supporting Information · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Proposed Elevations Plans · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations Plans · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Q12404-00-02A Block Plan · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Northiam Primary School Q12404-00-01 Location Plan.pdf Site Location Plan · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Northiam Primary School Q12404-00-02 Block Plan.pdf Block Plan · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form - No Details · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Village Green Crafts Centre, Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 11 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Northiam conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Northiam built-up area; Priority habitat about 47 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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.

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Important details

Council
Rother
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
TN31 6NB
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Parish
Northiam
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
LAWFUL DC APPROVED
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 66 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
25 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Sandgate House (formerly Stapley Cottage), Main Street, Northiam Tn31 6nb,
Demolition of existing garden boundary retaining wall and construction of new retaining g…
RR/2024/543/P
2024 Approved
Sandgate House (formerly Stapley Cottage), Main Street, Northiam Tn31 6nb,
Demolition of existing garden boundary retaining wall and construction of new retaining g…
RR/2024/543/P
2023 Approved
Sandgate House (formerly Stapley Cottage), Main Street, Northiam Tn31 6nb,
Demolition of single storey rear extension, internal alterations, creation of a glazed li…
RR/2023/2533/L
2023 Approved
Sandgate House (formerly Stapley Cottage), Main Street, Northiam Tn31 6nb,
Demolition of single storey rear extension, internal alterations, creation of a glazed li…
RR/2023/2533/L
2022 Approved
The Hayes Church Lane, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6NN
Subdivision to form two dwellings to include insertion of rooflights, windows & doors, re…
RR/2022/658/P
2022 Approved
The Hayes Church Lane, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6NN
Subdivision to form two dwellings to include insertion of rooflights, windows & doors, re…
RR/2022/658/P
2022 Approved
The Hayes Church Lane, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6NN
Subdivision to form two dwellings to include insertion of rooflights, windows & doors, re…
RR/2022/660/L
2022 Approved
The Hayes Church Lane, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6NN
Subdivision to form two dwellings to include insertion of rooflights, windows & doors, re…
RR/2022/660/L
2020
Pemberton, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Replace existing timber windows with white uPVC units to replicate existing style, new uP…
RR/2020/1124/P
2020
Pemberton, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Replace existing timber windows with white uPVC units to replicate existing style, new uP…
RR/2020/1124/P
2019 Refused
Old Wheelwrights, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Proposed new vehicular access and parking for dwelling at Old Wheelwrights and retention…
RR/2019/1396/P
2019 Refused
Old Wheelwrights, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Proposed new vehicular access and parking for dwelling at Old Wheelwrights and retention…
RR/2019/1396/P
2019 Approved
Fairview, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Proposed single storey extension and entrance porch.
RR/2019/1811/P
2019 Approved
Fairview, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Proposed single storey extension and entrance porch.
RR/2019/1811/P
2019 Withdrawn
Old Wheelwrights, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Proposed new vehicular entrance to access just Old Wheelwrights dwelling and new fencing…
RR/2019/363/P
2019 Withdrawn
Old Wheelwrights, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Proposed new vehicular entrance to access just Old Wheelwrights dwelling and new fencing…
RR/2019/363/P
2018 Approved
Oakside, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Change of use from care home (C2) into a residential dwelling and Bed and Breakfast (C3)…
RR/2018/2189/P
2018 Approved
Oakside, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Change of use from care home (C2) into a residential dwelling and Bed and Breakfast (C3)…
RR/2018/2190/L
2018 Approved
Oakside, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Change of use from care home (C2) into a residential dwelling and Bed and Breakfast (C3)…
RR/2018/2189/P
2018 Approved
Oakside, Main Street, Northiam TN31 6NB
Change of use from care home (C2) into a residential dwelling and Bed and Breakfast (C3)…
RR/2018/2190/L
2017 Withdrawn
Northiam Primary School, Main Street, NORTHIAM, TN31 6NB
Replace 9No existing timber and steel windows with uPVC units and replace 3No existing ti…
RR/3366/CC
2017 Approved
Northiam Primary School, Main Street, Northiam, TN31 6NB
Replace 9No existing timber and steel windows with UPVC units and replace 3No existing ti…
RR/2017/1152/C
2017 Approved
Northiam Primary School, Main Street, Northiam, TN31 6NB
Replace 9No existing timber and steel windows with UPVC units and replace 3No existing ti…
RR/2017/1152/C
2016 Refused
Church House, Church Lane, Northiam TN31 6NN
Proposed tree house.
RR/2016/2677/P
2016 Refused
Church House, Church Lane, Northiam TN31 6NN
Proposed tree house.
RR/2016/2677/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
for householder decisions
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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