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by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 12 December, 2018

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Oldfields Road bus lane rejected

by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 12 December, 2024

After pressure from your local Lib Dem Councillors and Luke Taylor MP along with so many residents, the proposed bus lane in Oldfields Road on the A217 has been scrapped by Transport for London. Concerns included the length, being too short to have any meaningful impact and being in the wrong place to improve journey […]

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Marlene Heron

by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 1 September, 2024

It is with deep sadness we announce that former councillor Marlene Heron passed away on Tuesday 27 August.  Marlene was a councillor in Sutton North from 2002 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2022. In her time, she helped thousands of people with their individual issues. She held many positions in the council, including Chair […]

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Aultone Way Parking Permit Area formal consultation

by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 22 March, 2024

At the end of last year there was an informal consultation that proposed expanding the existing Parking Permit Area (PPA) as a result of local requests. It currently covers Aultone Way and residents here were asked to feedback on he scheme. The proposal would be to expand it into Rosehill Gardens and Rose Hill Park […]

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Changes to bus routes in Sutton North

by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 29 February, 2024

From Saturday 2 March, Transport for London (TfL) will be making changes to some bus routes in Sutton North ward. These routes include the 470, S3, S4 and the introduction of a new route S2. Route 470: Will no longer run via Sutton Common Station and Angel Hill. Will instead run via Marlborough Road and […]

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Report back on Sutton Local Committee

by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 27 February, 2024

At Sutton Local Committee on Thursday 15 February we focused on community safety in the High Street and surrounding area. Three senior police officers attended and gave us an update of what they are doing to keep us all safe. In our ward (Sutton North) it was reported that there had been 8 burglaries in […]

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On 7 February, the council’s planning committee voted to approve a new 96 pupil SEN school on the site of the disused concrete playing field and tennis courts. The building that has been approved will consist of a part 1 storey, part 2 storey shaped like an L along with 41 parking spaces and a […]

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Collingwood Road 7.5T Camera enforcement – Formal consultation

by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 20 January, 2024

Residents in the affected areas should have received a letter from the council outlining the proposal for a Traffic Management Order in Collingwood Road. The proposal is to introduce entry points for ‘no access’ except for loading/unloading purposes, prohibiting all goods vehicles with a maximum gross vehicle weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes from entering Collingwood Road […]

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December 2023 round up

by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 31 December, 2023

Here’s a round-up of local news and what we have been doing as your local Councillors in the past couple of months: Sutton Local CommitteeThe Sutton Local Committee in November included a presentation from local police officers who reviewed our area crime statistics and answered residents’ concerns. There was a presentation from Sutton Women’s Centre […]

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Planning application – All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School

by Sam, Ruth and Chris on 9 December, 2023

Planning application no. DM2023/01522 Proposal: Erection of a single storey detached classroom.The above planning application has been received and can be viewed at the planning web site:https://tinyurl.com/4vhjn32h Comments to the Planning Department should be made as soon as possible.The proposal seeks to install a single classroom to the rear of the site which is to […]

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Planning application no. DM2023/01247 Proposal: Erection of a part one, part two storey building creating a Special Educational Needs (SEN) school (Use Class D1), modification of existing access from Rose Hill, provision of areas of hard playing space, a multi-use games area (MUGA), car parking, cycle parking and hard and soft landscaping works and other […]

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