Northiam Cemetery Ewhurst Lane, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6PB Data via plota.co.uk

RR/2026/1242/TCA - Trees in a conservation area applications Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Oak tree - reduce canopy by 2m, remove deadwood & thin canopy. Removal of hedge with oak saplings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
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Validated
18 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Nov 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from Rother's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

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.
Public footpath 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Northiam built-up area; 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 24 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.

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Important details

Council
Rother
Application type
Trees in a conservation area applications
Postcode
TN31 6PB
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
18 Oct 2026
Parish
Northiam
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Rother usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 47.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
117decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Rother in the last twelve months, from validation. Rother decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Alpine House, 5 Cedar Close, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6PL
T1 - Oak: 5m upper crown reduction.
RR/2022/2164/T
2022 Approved
Alpine House, 5 Cedar Close, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6PL
T1 - Oak: 5m upper crown reduction.
RR/2022/2164/T
2021 Approved
1 Cedar Close, Northiam TN31 6PL
Remove existing canopy and replace with oak framed porch to the front of the dwelling.
RR/2021/2002/P
2021 Approved
1 Cedar Close, Northiam TN31 6PL
Scots Pine (TPO248) - reduce 3 lower limbs.
RR/2021/1820/T
2020 Approved
2 Cedar Close, Peacehaven, Northiam TN31 6PL
Reduction of the crown developing over the north eastern part of the garden by approx. 4m…
RR/2020/944/T
2020 Approved
2 Cedar Close, Peacehaven, Northiam TN31 6PL
Reduction of the crown developing over the north eastern part of the garden by approx. 4m…
RR/2020/944/T
2018 Approved
5 Cedar Close, Northiam TN31 6PL
Oak tree - 3 metre reduction off canopy.
RR/2018/2669/T
2018 Approved
5 Cedar Close, Northiam TN31 6PL
Oak tree - 3 metre reduction off canopy.
RR/2018/2669/T
Rother
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#252 of 296 councils
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Other 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