Rother planning committee decisions
36 decisions from the committee's minutes, 29 May 2025 to 17 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 9 decisions went against officer advice
Level with the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 83rd highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 36
- Approved
- 88.9%
- Against officer advice
- 11.1%
- Unanimous
- 100%
How Rother compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 81 | Westmorland and Furness | 11.3% | 7 of 62 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | South Kesteven | 11.3% | 7 of 62 |
| 83 | Rother | 11.1% | 4 of 36 |
| 84 | Maldon | 11.1% | 3 of 27 |
| 85 | Bexley | 10.8% | 7 of 65 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Rother's committee is in line with its officers. Officers recommended approval in 93.5% of these decisions; the committee approved 93.5%.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Rother is close to that.
Over the 31 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Rother's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
88.9% approved and 5.6% refused. Of 25 decisions with a recorded vote, 25 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Rother's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
4 of 36 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 4 of 4 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Rother's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- Private artist’s studioOWLSCASTLE Cottage Lane, Westfield, Hastings, East SussexOfficers advised refusal because the isolated studio would harm the countryside and High Weald landscape, with insufficient access and ecology information.Approved
- 10 retirement apartmentsPOND COTTAGE Main Street, Peasmarsh, Rye, East SussexOfficers advised refusal because of harm to the National Landscape and listed building, design concerns, affordable housing issues and missing mitigation.Approved
- 41 homesLand near Bishops Lane, Salehurst/RobertsbridgeOfficers advised approval because the housing and affordable homes benefits would outweigh the identified landscape harm.Refused
- One holiday lodgeDownash Wood Treehouses, Tinkers Lane, TicehurstOfficers advised approval because the lodge would have limited landscape, ecological, neighbour and highway impacts.Refused
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 1
July 2026 4
- Porch and rear extensions104 Udimore Road, Rye, East SussexApproved
- Listed building repairs15 Terminus Road, Bexhill, East SussexApproved
- 340-home outline developmentRosewood Park - Land north of, BexhillDeferred
- Three detached homes29, 31a & 31b Seabourne Road, Bexhill-on-seaApproved
May 2026 2
- Business extension12 Beeching Road, Bexhill-on-seaApproved
- 70-home housing schemeMain Street - Land Off, PeasmarshDeferred
April 2026 3
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