Sutton News
The latest Sutton news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
Top story
Sutton B&Q Site: 28-Storey Tower, 90 Fewer Affordable Homes
Berkeley wants 149 more homes on the old B&Q site and a 28-storey tower. Affordable homes fall from 355 to 265. The council's deadline is 6 October.
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Beddington
Beddington Farmlands: No Single End Date for Restoration
The revised plan sets no single completion date. Each phase gets its own deadline, and the 2025 breach notice stays live until the legal agreement is signed.
Council
Sutton Street Light Reports: Bad Reply Stays Until 2027
Sutton accepts its automated 'issue closed' reply on street light reports is not acceptable, but will not replace it until the end of March 2027.
Council
Sutton Neighbourhood Fund: £295,128 Left to Allocate
Sutton has £295,128 of developer money still to allocate. The Neighbourhood Fund project lists go to local committees this autumn, starting in Carshalton on Tuesday.
What's On
Sutton Heritage Open Days: One Venue, Open 12 Sept
The borough has one entry in the national festival: Cheam's Lumley Chapel, free and staffed all day on 12 September. Four more sit just over the boundary.
What's On
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Free Walks, 12 and 23 Sept
The warden and the bird group open the site for four free guided walks. Places must be booked, all are 18 plus, and two tours cover the pending planning bid.
Planning
Belmont Mosque Plan Withdrawn After 2,712 Comments
The former ambulance station scheme was withdrawn on 24 August. The register logs 1,631 objections, 1,079 letters of support, and an enforcement case still open.
Schools
Sutton Schools Go Back: 3, 4 or 7 September 2026
The council's term dates say 2 September. Of 12 Sutton schools we checked, one had any pupils in. Most also take two weeks off in October, not one.
Food hygiene
Sutton Food Hygiene: 39 Below a 3, and 16 Are Shops
Three in four rated Sutton venues hold a 5. Of the 39 scoring below 3, sixteen are shops. Nine of those ratings have stood for over a year.
Planning
Beddington Farmlands: 61 Objections, Officers Say Yes
Councillors decide tonight whether 12.6 hectares of promised acid grassland can be dropped at Beddington Farmlands. Officers say yes. 61 of 65 comments object.
Business
Fat Phill's Sutton: Dutch Burger Chain Takes 96-98 High St
Dutch burger chain Fat Phill's has taken 96-98 High Street. Sutton's food register lists it awaiting first inspection, and the brand publishes hours to 11pm.
Licensing
Sutton Licence Applications: 3 Deadlines, One Dead Link
Three Sutton premises licence applications are open for comment, closing between 16 and 29 September. The council's link to the Cheam one does not work. Here it is.
Business
Bar + Block Sutton Closes to the Public on 3 September
The St Nicholas Way steakhouse shuts to the public on Thursday 3 September, and so does every other Bar + Block. Premier Inn guests keep breakfast and evening meals.
Licensing
Sutton High Street 5am Licence Bid Cut Back to 2am
The 292 High Street application has dropped 5am closing. It now asks for 1am Sunday to Thursday and 2am on Friday and Saturday. Comments still close on 16 September.
Sport
Sutton United Win All 3: Wealdstone at Home 31 August
Nine points from three games, six goals scored and one conceded, plus a shootout win over Leicester under-21s. Next at home: Wealdstone, Monday 31 August, 3pm.
Planning
Elm Grove Sutton: 276 Homes, 8 Conditions Undecided
Construction of 276 homes was due to start this summer. Eight condition applications are still undecided, five of them lodged with the council on 25 June.
Community
Sutton United Women: Fan Cycles to Every Away Game
Sarah Aitchison is cycling to every Sutton United Women away league match this season. The fundraiser has reached £610 of its £1,000 target from 21 donations.
Business
Zano Controls: £3.3m shortfall, Sutton Council owed £14,586
The Carshalton firm's statement of affairs leaves nothing for unsecured creditors. Nine staff are owed £330,956, HMRC £650,844 and the council £14,586.
Schools
Sutton GCSE Results 2026: 73.3% Got 5 Passes, by School
Sutton's GCSE pass rate rose to 73.3%, but its English and maths measure fell. Every school figure published, and why a borough average here is not what it looks like.
House prices
Sutton House Prices: £446,775 as 19 London Boroughs Fell
Sutton's average home reached £446,775 in June, up 0.4% in a year while London fell 2.5%. Only 14 of 33 boroughs rose. Prices by type, and how the neighbours compare.
Licensing
Sutton High Street Restaurant Bids to Open Until 5am
Shah's Halal Food at 292 High Street wants to serve until 5am, seven nights a week including bank holidays. Residents can comment until 16 September. What the application says.
What's On
Carshalton EcoFair 31 August: £10 Entry, Free Buses
Adult entry stays £10, under-12s free, at Carshalton Park on Monday 31 August, 10.30am to 8pm. Two free bus routes run every 30 minutes; a third has been cut.
Community
Sutton Community Awards 2026: Nominate by 18 September
Nominations for the ten 2026 Sutton Community Awards close at midnight on Friday 18 September. Every category, how to enter, and the new Marian James award.
Roadworks
Sutton High Street Junction Shuts 14 Sept for £30m Gas Job
SGN shuts the Burnell Road and High Street junction from 14 September to 18 October, with Erskine Road, Brunswick Road, Vale Road and Bushey Lane closed in turn until 1 November. Street-by-street dates.
Schools
Sutton Ofsted 2026: Nonsuch and Glenthorne Take Top Grades
Seven Sutton borough schools now have new-style Ofsted report cards. Nonsuch, Glenthorne and Cheam Common Infants' each took an Exceptional; one school has two areas needing attention. Every grade, school by school.
Education
Sutton A Level Results 2026: 89% at A*-C, school by school
Sutton's early A level figures show 89% of grades at A* to C, against 78.1% across England. What each school published, and the numbers that do not compare.
Education
Sutton GCSE Results Day: 20 August, enrolment and appeals
GCSE results land in Sutton on Thursday 20 August. Collection times, sixth form enrolment dates, the 24 September appeal deadline and the November resit dates.
Licensing
Cheam Sports Club licence bid: comment by 28 August
Cheam Sports Club wants a premises licence for alcohol until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays and outdoor music to 10pm. Residents can comment until 28 August.
Business
Zano Controls in liquidation after 16 years in Carshalton
Carshalton LED dimming firm Zano Controls entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 4 August. What the official record shows for customers and creditors.
Transport
Belmont station upgrade starts this autumn, lasts 7 months
Part of Belmont Park closes and the platform grows by 45 metres from this autumn, in seven months of work meant to double Belmont's trains by the end of 2027.
Environment
Sutton £1,000 green grants close 30 September: how to apply
Sutton groups and individuals can claim up to £1,000 from Veolia's Sustainability Fund by Wednesday 30 September. Six local projects shared £5,000 last year.