Sutton council news

Council Sutton Bin Complaints: 429 of 794, and 48% Were Upheld Bins drew 429 of Sutton Council's 794 formal complaints in 2025/26, and 48% were upheld in full. Missed collections led, and total complaints rose 28%. 19 October 2026 · 5 min read Planning Sutton Local Plan: Council Votes Monday on 738 Homes a Year Councillors vote on 19 October on sending Sutton's draft Local Plan to government: 738 homes a year, 35% affordable, and Green Belt and MOL sites released. 17 October 2026 · 5 min read Housing Sutton Housing Register: 2,870 Households, 211 Council Lets 2,870 Sutton households were on the housing register in March 2025; the council let 211 homes that year. Homeless families waited seven years for a three-bed. 10 October 2026 · 5 min read Parks Sutton Splash Park Petition: Council Set to Say No on Cost Sutton has no splash park, and 172 residents asked for one. Officers advise councillors on 8 October to say no for now on cost and look to developers. 5 October 2026 · 4 min read Planning Sutton Planning Briefing: What Changes on 31 October From 31 October officers decide most Sutton planning applications. The council briefed residents on 20 October; its recording is not online yet. 3 October 2026 · 4 min read Council Sutton Council Must Switch to a Cabinet by May 2027 A new law ends Sutton's committee system, in place since 2012. A cabinet takes over in May 2027, and the council has until 29 June 2027 to make the switch. 30 September 2026 · 4 min read Council Throwley Yard: Sutton Writes Off £159,900 Cinema Debt Councillors approved writing off £159,900 owed by Throwley Yard's failed cinema operator on 5 October. A new tenant was approved in June but is still unnamed. 30 September 2026 · 4 min read Council Sutton PSPO: Dogs Out of Overton Park, Fines Up to £500 Sutton's 17 drinking orders end on 20 October. A single borough-wide order would add dog, riding, loudspeaker and barbecue rules, with fines up to £500. 28 September 2026 · 7 min read Council Sutton Council Budget Gap: £13.6m Next Year, £36.5m by 2030 Sutton Council faces a £13.6m gap in 2027/28 and £36.5m by 2029/30, before any council tax rise. A 4.99% rise would raise about £7.5m a year. 28 September 2026 · 5 min read Social care Sutton Care Home Admissions Up to 130 as CQC Rules Tighten Sutton moved 130 older people into permanent care last year, up from 103. Its own scorecard rates that red as tougher CQC rules land with no new money. 23 September 2026 · 6 min read Council Sutton Pension Fund Tops £1bn and Is 114% Funded Sutton's pension fund passed £1 billion for the first time, rising £102m to £1,081m. A 114% funding level has already cut what the council and schools pay in. 23 September 2026 · 4 min read Schools Devonshire Primary Sutton: Intake to Be Cut to 60 Sutton wants to cut Devonshire Primary's reception intake from 90 to 60 for September 2027. Births are down 548 a year and 360 reception places sit empty. 21 September 2026 · 5 min read SEND Sutton SEND Inspection: Systemic Failings on Dysphagia Ofsted and the CQC found systemic failings in Sutton's SEND partnership. Papers for 24 September say dysphagia waits have fallen from six months to four weeks. 21 September 2026 · 6 min read Housing Sutton Temporary Accommodation: 1,142 Households 1,142 Sutton households were in temporary accommodation in June, 590 in emergency places. Councillors see the figures on Tuesday, with re-lets over target. 14 September 2026 · 5 min read Planning Sutton Planning Committee Loses Most Decisions on 31 Oct From 31 October an officer must decide householder and small housing applications in Sutton. Bigger ones reach the committee only if two named people agree. 14 September 2026 · 5 min read Council Sutton Wins National Nature Award for Planning Decisions Sutton beat four councils to the Planning for Nature Recovery Award on 8 September. Its own report shows what Policy 26 asks of developers, and what is missing. 10 September 2026 · 7 min read 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. 7 September 2026 · 5 min read 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. 7 September 2026 · 5 min read Community Sutton Community Awards 2026: The 31-Name Shortlist The 2026 Sutton Community Awards shortlist is out: 31 nominees across ten categories, picked from a record 404 nominations. Winners are named in November. 19 August 2026 · 6 min read 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. 10 August 2026 · 4 min read 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. 10 August 2026 · 3 min read