Rother planning round-up: Refurbishment of East Sussex village pub among latest planning applications
A range of planning applications have been submitted to Rother District Council, including proposals for property alterations and the refurbishment of a village pub building.
The applications include work to listed buildings, changes to holiday accommodation and improvements to residential and commercial properties.
In Rye, two applications have been submitted for 94 High Street, within the Rye Conservation Area. Proposals include a first-floor rear extension to a maisonette to provide a relocated bathroom and an additional bedroom, with access to the rear garden.
A detached single-storey laundry serving a hairdressing salon would also be repositioned to create a patio for the maisonette. The applications are registered under RR/2026/1255 and RR/2026/1256.
Another proposal within the Rye Conservation Area concerns 6–8 Tower Street, where permission is sought to change the property's use to a holiday let. The plans include replacing two single-storey rear extensions, alongside restoration and renovation work, air source heat pumps and landscaping. The reference number is RR/2026/0681.
Repairs to a listed property are proposed at Flat 1, Swans House, 5 Watchbell Street, Rye. The work would address water damage and include plumbing repairs, renewal of affected walls and like-for-like redecoration. Ceilings and structural timbers would be removed and replaced if required. The application is RR/2026/1161.
At 35 Military Road, Rye, an application seeks listed building consent to renew the roof covering with natural slate to match the existing roof and neighbouring properties. The reference is RR/2026/1209.
At The Bell Inn, Main Street, Iden, proposals have been submitted to repair and refurbish the public house. The plans include internal and external alterations, air source heat pumps and a fire escape staircase, together with guest rooms at first-floor level.
Other elements of the scheme include a storage shed and bin store, changes to the car park, an extended patio seating area and solar panels on the roof of an outbuilding.
The full planning application is RR/2026/1128, while a separate listed building consent application for repairs, refurbishment and alterations is registered as RR/2026/1130.
In Bexhill, an application has been submitted for listed building consent to install two CCTV security cameras at St James House, James Walk. One camera would be positioned externally above the principal entrance, with the other in the internal entrance hall. The reference number is RR/2026/1215.
At The Chapel, Dixter Road, Northiam, within the Northiam Conservation Area, permission is sought to replace three ground-floor windows. Two windows at the front would be replaced with timber units, while a window at the side would be replaced with a uPVC unit. The application is RR/2026/1223.
A proposal for a new rural worker’s dwelling, detached outbuilding and associated works has been submitted for Westwood Farm, Bodiam Road, Ewhurst Green, Ewhurst. The application reference is RR/2026/1219.
At Brede Place, Stubb Lane, Brede, applications seek permission to create new openings in external walls, alter the internal layout, enclose an existing courtyard and carry out external landscaping improvements. The proposals are covered by RR/2026/1197 and RR/2026/1198.
The applications can be viewed online via the planning section of the Rother District Council website at www.rother.gov.uk/planning. Comments on the applications may be submitted online through the same website or by email to [email protected].
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