Planning application
Sunnybank Garage, Sunnybank Hawkhurst Road, Flimwell, TN5 7QR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed porous forecourt for car sales
As published by the council, reference RR/2026/0384/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- RR/2026/0384/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Postcode
- TN5 7QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Rother
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Rother took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Checking the current position
The published feed does not show a live status for this application; the register on Rother's own portal holds the authoritative version.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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