Sutton planning news
Sutton planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Sutton Planning Committee 28 October: 8 Flats, 10-Bed HMO
Three schemes carried over from 7 October go to councillors on 28 October, each with 14+ objections. From 31 October that alone won't send them to committee.
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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.
Planning
Hillcroome Road Sutton: Council Plans Home for Six Families
Sutton Council wants empty 10 Hillcroome Road to house six single-parent families in temporary rooms. 15 objections so far; comments close 14 October.
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.
Planning
Worcester Park Burial Ground: Planners Back 8 Flats
Officers recommend eight flats on a former convent burial ground off Carters Close, despite 23 objections. Councillors now decide at 7pm on 28 October.
Planning
10-Bed HMOs in Wallington and Hackbridge Backed by Planners
Officers back 10-bed HMOs at 16 Onslow Gardens and 1 Hackbridge Road. The Wallington house now goes to councillors on 28 October; it is semi-detached.
Planning
Former Argos, Sutton: Three Shops Become One Big Unit
The council approved a change on 2 September turning the ground floor of 219-227 High Street into one large shop. The applicant is a food retail company.
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.
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.
Planning
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.