Sutton Local Committee met on 9 September in the Salvation Army Hall.  This was the first time the committee had met face to face since Feb 2020.  As well as local Councillors from the Sutton North, Sutton Central and Sutton West wards, the Committee also includes various representatives from local community groups.  In Sutton North […]

Residents are being invited to comment on proposals to see which you would like introduced in our local area.  These projects have been suggested in consultation with local residents’ and Friends’ groups. Funding is available from the Neighbourhood Fund. This is a levy paid by developers when they build new housing or retail space in […]

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 […]

Every few years the independent Local Government Boundary Commission reviews the ward boundaries, to make sure they reflect local communities as far as possible, and also to make sure that all the wards are roughly of the same size – important when housing developments lead to population growth. The Commission is reviewing the boundaries for […]

Following a series of illegal incursions on parks and green spaces in Sutton, the Council has  obtained a temporary injunction to prevent encampments.   The injunction forbids the occupation of council owned land and depositing of waste, for an initial period of three months. A copy of the order is being posted at the entrances to […]

Following feedback from users about the poor state of this court, arrangements are being made for some improvements. The old netting on the hoops is to be removed and some safety notices put up.  The play surface will be recoloured and the faded lines remarked.  The playing surface will be monitored for any future repairs.  […]

The Great Get Together is a series of street and park parties being organised across the UK on the weekend of 17/18 June.  See this news item for more details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39042436 and here to log your event:  https://greatgettogether.org/ These parties are being held in memory of Jo Cox MP, who was killed in June last […]

The meeting of Sutton Local Committee on 13 December in the Europa Gallery gave a large number of residents an opportunity to give their views on a range of local issues. It was encouraging to see so many of you there.  If you missed it, the agenda and papers can be found here: As it […]

After a lengthy search across the borough for all possible sites for a new secondary school, Sutton Council will be proposing that part of the tennis centre and the disused all weather pitch in Rosehill Park be used to build the second new secondary school which is needed by 2019/20.  This follows an extensive consultation on the […]

Thanks to the many residents who came to the Local Committee meeting on 7 June and participated in the debates.  It was encouraging to see so many of you there. Among the many issues discussed were: plans to consult residents around Greenshaw school about additional parking restrictions in the area. These are needed to manage […]