• New planning application in Brightling: Perch Hill Cottage, Willingford Lane

    “Proposed conversion of existing garage to form ancillary studio accommodation” Reference RR/2021/1741/P Follow this link to see details of the above application and optionally submit a comment to Rother District Council List of all current planning applications affecting Brightling. Read more

  • New planning application affecting Brightling: building conversion to create cafe at Perch Hill Farm, Willingford Lane (“Sarah Raven’s cutting garden”)

    [Update 17 August 2021: this application was subsequently WITHDRAWN by the applicant] “Conversion of stable building to cafe plus new toilet and display greenhouse”. Reference: RR/2021/1080/P (planning application) and RR/2021/1081/L (listed building application). Follow the links to see full details and optionally submit a comment to Rother District Council. List of all current planning applications… Read more

  • Rother warns of possible delays to waste collection

    Message recently received from Rother District Council: Potential waste collection disruption Dear Resident, In common with many other local authority areas across the UK, waste and recycling collections and street cleansing services in Rother are being affected by high levels of staff absence. As the local Covid infection rates increase, Track and Trace instructions to… Read more