Planning in Rother

Rother District Council has 10 conservation areas and 61 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform.

Conservation areas
10
Article 4 directions
61
Listed building outlines
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Planning applications
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Conservation areas

Article 4 directions

  • Borough of Bexhill (Normans Bay No.1) Direction, 197117 November 1971
  • Borough of Bexhill (Normans Bay No.2) Direction, 197117 November 1975
  • Borough of Rye (Camber Castle Estate No. 1) Direction, 197313 April 1973
  • Borough of Rye (Camber Castle Estate No. 2) Direction, 197313 April 1973
  • District of Rother (Land near Harbour Farm, Morlais Ridge) Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex (No. 1) Direction, 197720 January 1978
  • District of Rother (Land South of Ringden Wood) Ticehurst, East Sussex (No. 1) Direction, 197717 June 1977
  • District of Rother (Land South of Ringden Wood) Ticehurst, East Sussex (No. 2) Direction, 197717 June 1977
  • East Sussex (Battle Rural District) Direction, 19593 February 1959
  • East Sussex (Bodiam Castle, Bodiam) Direction, 196828 January 1970
  • East Sussex (Borough of Rye) Direction, 195110 November 1951
  • East Sussex (Broadland Row, Udimore Road, Brede) Direction, 19721 June 1972
  • East Sussex (Burwash and Heathfield) Direction, 196122 December 1961
  • East Sussex (Etchingham) Direction, 195928 July 1959
  • East Sussex (Fairlight, Pett and Icklesham) Direction, 196512 March 1965
  • East Sussex (Holfords Farm, Winchelsea Beach) Direction, 196512 March 1965
  • East Sussex (The Obelisk, Brightling) Direction, 19687 February 1970
  • East Sussex (The Ridge, Winchelsea Beach) Direction, 196411 September 1964
  • East Sussex (Willow Pett, Dale Hill) Direction, 19729 June 1972
  • East Sussex (Winchelsea) Direction, 197023 February 1971
  • Rother (Burgh Hill, Hurst Green, East Sussex) (No. 1A) Direction, 197517 December 1975
  • Rother (Burgh Hill, Hurst Green, East Sussex) (No. 2) Direction, 19753 July 1975
  • Rother (North Salts, Rye, East Sussex) (No. 1A) Direction, 197523 December 1975
  • Rother District Council (Beech House Lane, Salehurst, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 19991 August 1999
  • Rother District Council (Breadsell Farm, Telham, Battle, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 198822 August 1988
  • Rother District Council (Breadsell Farm, Telham, Battle, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 198822 August 1988
  • Rother District Council (Chitcombe Lane and King Wood Hill, Brede, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 200218 December 2002
  • Rother District Council (Devilsden Wood, Ticehurst, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 199816 September 1998
  • Rother District Council (Devilsden Wood, Ticehurst, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 199816 September 1998
  • Rother District Council (Gladwish Farm, Catsfield, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 199017 May 1990
  • Rother District Council (Gladwish Farm, Catsfield, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 199018 June 1990
  • Rother District Council (Goatham Green, Chitcombe Lane, Brede, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 200231 May 2002
  • Rother District Council (Goatham Lane, Brede, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 200326 September 2003
  • Rother District Council (Goatham Lane, Brede, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 20041 April 2004
  • Rother District Council (Herbrand Walk, Bexhill, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 199327 August 1993
  • Rother District Council (Honey Farm, Dallington, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 19961 October 1996
  • Rother District Council (Houses in Multiple Occupation, Bexhill, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 20114 February 2011
  • Rother District Council (Land at Fairlight Cove, Fairlight, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 202227 January 2023
  • Rother District Council (Land at Fairlight Cove, Fairlight, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 202227 January 2023
  • Rother District Council (Land at Snalesham, Guestling, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 19816 October 1981
  • Rother District Council (Land at Snalesham, Guestling, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 19816 October 1981
  • Rother District Council (Land rear of Isherwood, Battle, East Sussex) Article 4 Cancellation Direction, 200412 January 2004
  • Rother District Council (Land to the North of Harbour Road, Rye, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 198013 March 1980
  • Rother District Council (Land to the North of Harbour Road, Rye, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 198018 May 1980
  • Rother District Council (Little Poundsford, Burwash, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 200611 April 2006
  • Rother District Council (Morlais Ridge, Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 3) Direction, 198319 May 1983
  • Rother District Council (Morlais Ridge, Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 4) Direction, 198319 May 1983
  • Rother District Council (Oaks Close, Etchingham, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 200812 February 2008
  • Rother District Council (Paygate Road, Sedlescombe, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 200710 October 2007
  • Rother District Council (Pottery Lane, Brede, East Sussex) (No. 3) Article 4 Direction, 20021 July 2002
  • Rother District Council (Pottery Lane, Brede, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 200216 September 2002
  • Rother District Council (Rock Lane, Guestling, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 200416 January 2004
  • Rother District Council (Rosemary Lane and Broom Hill, Flimwell, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 201617 May 2017
  • Rother District Council (Rye Conservation Area, Rye, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 200721 September 2007
  • Rother District Council (Rye Town, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 19914 October 1991
  • Rother District Council (Rye Town, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 199116 April 1991
  • Rother District Council (Winchelsea Conservation Area, Winchelsea, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 20076 May 2009
  • Rural District of Battle (Icklesham No. 1) Direction, 197310 April 1973
  • Rural District of Battle (Icklesham No. 2) Direction, 197310 April 1973
  • Rural District of Battle (Icklesham No. 3) Direction, 197310 August 1973
  • Rural District of Battle (Icklesham No. 4) Direction, 197310 August 1973
  • Town and Country Planning (County of East Sussex) Direction, 195917 October 1959

Frequently asked questions

Is my property in a conservation area in Rother?
Rother District Council has designated 10 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Rother has 61 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.

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Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09