Football floodlight use at Little Common Recreation Ground, Bexhill
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Rother Planning Committee on 26 Jun 2025.
What was proposed
The permission concerns football floodlight use, with limits on operating evenings, months, times and matches.
“The lighting hereby approved shall not be used on: • any consecutive evening; • more than six weekday evenings in any one calendar month from August to March; and • more than one weekday evening per week during April, subject to Rother District Council's seasonal end dates as notified by the Neighbourhood Services Manager.”
“The lighting hereby approved shall only be used for matches by Little Common Football Club, with the exception of one Cup Final tie per season and shall not be used for any training sessions. Reason: To safeguard the visual and residential amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy OSS4 (ii) and (iii) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy (2014).”
Officer report
The site
The application concerned Little Common Recreation Ground on Green Lane in Bexhill and was considered because the land was council-owned.
“The application was presented to the Planning Committee as it was located on Council-owned land.”
Minutes
Officers’ recommendation
Officers recommended approval because existing conditions would prevent unreasonable effects on residents or the character of the area.
“RR/2025/333/P 7.12 As outlined above, it is considered that existing conditions would preclude any increase to harmful impacts on local residents. In addition, there would be no adverse impact on the character and appearance of the locality which remains as existing.”
“Given the existing conditions in place, it is not considered that the use of floodlights in August will have an unreasonable impact on the amenities of local residents or the character and appearance of the surrounding area. The application is therefore recommended for approval.”
Officer report
The committee vote
Councillor Prochak moved approval, Councillor Gray seconded it, and the motion was carried unanimously with seven votes in favour.
“Councillor Prochak moved the motion to GRANT (Full Planning Permission) subject to conditions and this was seconded by Councillor Gray.”
“The motion was declared CARRIED (7 for / unanimous).”
Minutes
The decision
The committee granted full planning permission subject to conditions.
“DECISION: GRANT (FULL PLANNING PERMISSION)”
Minutes
Sources
- Rother Planning Committee minutes, 26 June 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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- Committee
- Rother Planning Committee
- Council
- Rother
- Date
- Thursday 26 June 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
6 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.