South East

Rother planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

14.4%

296th of 297

48.3 points slower than England

Granted

93.8%

116th of 297

3.3 points higher than England

Extension of time

77.4%

296th of 297

45.1 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

354

Rother decided 354 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 93.8%.

14.4% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (296th of 297 for speed).

A further 77.4% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 49.4% a year earlier.

Of 5 householder appeals decided in the same period, 0.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Rother against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	92.1%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	92.7%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	86.3%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	91.6%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	91.3%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	92.9%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	95.5%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	90.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	80.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	83.2%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	88.2%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	78.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	68.4%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	67.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	75.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	87.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	89.1%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	90.4%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	88.4%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	93.8%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	84.7%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	89.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	92.7%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	94.6%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	86.7%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	61.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	76.1%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	85.4%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	86.9%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	86.1%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	80.5%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	92.3%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	88.3%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	90.3%	0.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	88.6%	0.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	88.1%	3.3%	78.0%
2017 Q1	81.8%	8.5%	77.3%
2017 Q2	88.9%	4.2%	78.5%
2017 Q3	83.9%	10.2%	76.1%
2017 Q4	84.8%	13.3%	77.1%
2018 Q1	77.1%	19.3%	73.7%
2018 Q2	81.6%	13.5%	74.0%
2018 Q3	77.4%	18.3%	72.7%
2018 Q4	81.4%	15.2%	72.7%
2019 Q1	73.0%	24.1%	69.9%
2019 Q2	70.3%	23.9%	72.1%
2019 Q3	71.4%	19.8%	69.6%
2019 Q4	64.3%	27.1%	71.5%
2020 Q1	42.7%	42.7%	68.4%
2020 Q2	10.1%	79.7%	63.9%
2020 Q3	20.3%	73.0%	63.8%
2020 Q4	27.3%	64.8%	65.3%
2021 Q1	11.7%	74.2%	59.4%
2021 Q2	11.7%	72.3%	58.4%
2021 Q3	7.6%	75.3%	53.1%
2021 Q4	19.3%	59.7%	53.0%
2022 Q1	31.6%	49.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	14.5%	68.6%	56.0%
2022 Q3	51.9%	39.6%	53.3%
2022 Q4	51.0%	42.7%	54.1%
2023 Q1	32.5%	56.7%	53.5%
2023 Q2	46.6%	43.5%	58.5%
2023 Q3	63.4%	34.1%	59.0%
2023 Q4	56.2%	43.8%	59.8%
2024 Q1	59.5%	37.3%	58.8%
2024 Q2	67.3%	29.7%	64.4%
2024 Q3	48.4%	41.8%	64.2%
2024 Q4	59.8%	40.2%	65.6%
2025 Q1	54.0%	46.0%	62.1%
2025 Q2	36.7%	61.5%	65.0%
2025 Q3	28.7%	70.1%	62.5%
2025 Q4	33.8%	54.5%	64.7%
2026 Q1	0.0%	91.3%	60.6%
2026 Q2	0.0%	88.8%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Rother against England

Rother
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Rother	England
2008 Q1	85.6%	85.1%
2008 Q2	84.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	83.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	89.0%	85.3%
2009 Q1	86.7%	85.9%
2009 Q2	83.7%	86.8%
2009 Q3	92.7%	87.4%
2009 Q4	87.3%	86.9%
2010 Q1	88.2%	87.0%
2010 Q2	91.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	93.0%	87.7%
2010 Q4	89.3%	87.5%
2011 Q1	91.8%	87.9%
2011 Q2	91.6%	88.5%
2011 Q3	90.4%	88.3%
2011 Q4	92.7%	88.3%
2012 Q1	90.6%	88.2%
2012 Q2	86.0%	89.2%
2012 Q3	94.2%	89.0%
2012 Q4	91.4%	88.9%
2013 Q1	88.3%	89.8%
2013 Q2	91.7%	90.6%
2013 Q3	90.3%	90.3%
2013 Q4	87.7%	89.6%
2014 Q1	89.4%	89.8%
2014 Q2	91.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	91.1%	90.0%
2014 Q4	87.7%	89.2%
2015 Q1	88.8%	89.3%
2015 Q2	88.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	88.1%	90.0%
2015 Q4	92.3%	89.2%
2016 Q1	84.7%	90.0%
2016 Q2	86.9%	90.3%
2016 Q3	89.8%	90.2%
2016 Q4	89.4%	89.7%
2017 Q1	87.9%	89.9%
2017 Q2	87.3%	90.5%
2017 Q3	94.6%	90.0%
2017 Q4	92.4%	90.1%
2018 Q1	91.4%	90.5%
2018 Q2	90.1%	91.0%
2018 Q3	88.4%	91.2%
2018 Q4	90.3%	90.5%
2019 Q1	89.4%	90.3%
2019 Q2	89.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	88.1%	90.6%
2019 Q4	87.9%	89.8%
2020 Q1	85.4%	89.9%
2020 Q2	92.4%	90.2%
2020 Q3	94.6%	90.6%
2020 Q4	91.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	85.8%	90.9%
2021 Q2	91.2%	91.2%
2021 Q3	88.6%	91.0%
2021 Q4	83.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	80.4%	90.0%
2022 Q2	80.9%	90.4%
2022 Q3	82.9%	89.8%
2022 Q4	87.9%	89.4%
2023 Q1	84.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	95.7%	89.2%
2023 Q3	93.5%	88.6%
2023 Q4	93.8%	88.2%
2024 Q1	88.9%	88.2%
2024 Q2	89.1%	89.1%
2024 Q3	92.6%	89.4%
2024 Q4	95.1%	88.6%
2025 Q1	95.0%	89.3%
2025 Q2	96.3%	90.4%
2025 Q3	90.8%	90.1%
2025 Q4	94.8%	90.1%
2026 Q1	97.8%	90.6%
2026 Q2	91.8%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks14.4%
8 to 13 weeks4.5%
13 to 26 weeks2.5%
Over 26 weeks1.1%
Extension of time agreed77.4%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	51
8 to 13 weeks	16
13 to 26 weeks	9
Over 26 weeks	4
Extension of time agreed	274

Appeals

Decided: 5
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 19 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Rother has published 10 conservation areas.
Rother has published 60 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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