Sutton Council has approved plans to build a single storey day nursery and play scheme at St Helier hospital.  The application was similar to a previous application which was withdrawn after concerns were expressed about the impact on the biodiversity of the site.  An application for a slightly smaller nursery was approved in 2013, but […]

Sutton Council has resisted various attempts to build new houses on the allotment site and now the owner has told the Council that he intends to put it back on the market.  As residents will know this site was listed as an Asset of Community Value by the Council last year, following a successful application […]

The recently adopted Sutton Local Plan includes an updated list of Locally Listed Buildings.  You can find it here. The document guides planning decisions and is covered by policy 30 ​of the Local Plan which specifically says that the Council will encourage the retention, repair and reuse of Locally Listed Buildings and Structures. Locally Listed Buildings in Sutton […]

The planning application (B2017/76180)  to build  on the former allotments between Woodend and Greenhill has been refused.   The application proposed building two 5 – bedroomed, four 4 – bedroomed and two 3 – bedroomed two storey houses with roof accommodation together with 21 car parking spaces, vehicular access from Woodend and associated landscaping.  It also […]

Sutton North residents had their say and learnt about a range of initiatives at a well-attended Sutton Local Committee meeting on 14 March.  Chaired by Cllr Marlene Heron, the committee considered: The ‘Sutton Plan’. Not to be confused with the Local Plan which sets out planning policies, the ‘Sutton Plan’ will set out how the […]

Residents in the area will recall that a planning application was submitted earlier this year to build houses on the former allotments site in Sutton Garden Suburb, between Greenhill, Woodend, and Aultone Way.  This application was put on hold as it was incorrectly described.  This has now been put right and the application is now […]

Residents in Aultone Way will be aware of the continuing problems of water pooling on the pavement at the bottom of the road since the pavement and grass verge improvements over a year ago.  This resulted in some improvement works last spring, but the problems have persisted. Council officers have recently been making regular visits […]

The planning application to build on the former allotment site between Woodend and Greenhill has been declared invalid. The application described the development as six 4 bed and two 3 bedroom houses, while the plans submitted with the application showed that they were two 5 bedroom,  four 4 bedroom and two 3 bedroom houses. We pointed out this discrepancy […]

A new planning application has been received for housing, together with allotments and open space, in the area between Green Hill, Woodend and Aultone Way: the former allotments site The planning application is No: B2017/76180/FUL Proposal: Erection of two 5 – bedroomed, four 4 – bedroomed and two 3 – bedroomed two storey houses with […]

Ruth and Steve met with the owner proposing development of the allotment site on Monday 12 Sept 2016, at their request.  He and his team presented revised plans for a development on the site.  You will recall that apart from the policy objection to building on the site, as urban green space, there were concerns […]