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As the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions lift, the Council is re-opening services as soon as they are able to, with the safety of staff and the public as the top priority at all times. As these venues and facilities reopen, there will be changes made to the opening hours, set up and service in order to […]

The Aultone Way Permit Parking Area, due to come into effect in April, but delayed by the pandemic, will now go live on Monday 3rd August, 2020. Residents in the area will be receiving a letter in the next couple of days. The PPA will be effective from 8am – 6.30pm Monday to Friday and […]

The Council is calling on residents and businesses to use a new on-line tool to suggest a busy spot where walking and cycling could be made safer and easier. The move is the latest part of the Council’s plans for Safer, Active, Greener Streets as schools and businesses reopen in the borough after lockdown and […]

The Planning Application (No DM2019/00322) received in February last year to redevelop the allotment land between Greenhill and Woodend will finally come to the Planning Committee for decision on 1 July (meeting starts at 7.30pm).  The proposal is to build nine two storey houses with accommodation at roof level together with parking, a new vehicular […]

The proposal to erect a side extension at 226 Collingwood Road (on the corner of Alexandra Ave), which was refused by Sutton Council, has also been refused by the planning inspector. Sutton Council refused the application because they considered the design to be an incompatible and incongruous addition to both the application property and the […]

There is a shortage of housing in this country, and all local councils have to agree Government-imposed housing targets as part of their Local Plan.  Sutton has agreed a target of 427 homes for the Borough each year over the next few years. When we consulted on the Local Plan, residents told us that whilst […]

Sutton Council is launching plans to make walking and cycling safer at nine key locations during lockdown. These temporary measures for safer, active streets are part of the Council’s response to the COVID-19 situation and will help ensure social distancing and improve local air quality in advance of more business premises opening in early June. […]

The next two meetings of Sutton Local Committee, those due to be held on 4 June and 17 September, have been cancelled. As your local Councilors we are keeping in touch with residents through regular emails. If you want to be added to our email list, please email: [email protected] Also check with this website and […]

The Household Waste and Recycling Centre at Kimpton Road has re-opened for those with booked appointments only.  More information is here. Opening hours are: Monday-Friday: 8.30am – 12.30pm  Saturday: 9am – 4pm  Sunday: 9am – 2pm Appointments can be booked here.  It opened for bookings on last week.  That week generated some useful learning about […]

Residents will have noticed problems with grass cutting. The Council suspended all verge mowing, for four weeks between mid March and mid April, as due to Covid 19, our contractor Idverde simply didn’t have sufficient staff at work to make running the teams possible.  They now have approximately 75% of staff back at work.  There are also […]