Residents from Collingwood and Bushey Roads met with senior managers from TfL, Go-Ahead buses and Sutton Council last Thursday 4 March, at a meeting arranged by your ward councillors. The meeting had been called following concerns of residents about the speed of buses (there is a 20 mph limit in Collingwood Road), the number of […]

The resurfacing, at St Dunstan’s Hill, will take place between Thursday 11 March and Wednesday 24 March 2021.   The road will be closed between Alma Crescent and the Cheam Road traffic lights.  Traffic will be diverted at the Rosehill roundabout and at the Cheam crossroads. This is a substantial resurfacing which will treat the road’s foundation […]

Residents continue to express their concern on traffic issues in the road, including out of hours buses.  We recently met with Transport for London, Go-Ahead buses and with Sutton Council officers to discuss these issues. As a result new light-up speed warning signs will be installed near the junction with Chaucer Road in the next […]

Many thanks to all the residents who took part in our recent survey on road safety.  We had an excellent response and it was good to get your feedback.  The full survey report is here. The main concern mentioned was the speed of traffic (mentioned by more than half of you) but similar levels of […]

Gas company SGN have told us that this junction will close from Saturday 24 October for approximately 9 days. While the work on this junction has been carried out, they have discovered that additional work is required. They will aim to complete the project during the half term holiday to minimise disruption. As a result […]

Residents continue to raise concerns about the speed of traffic in Collingwood Road, the use of the road by heavy lorries, in defiance of the ban of vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, and the use of the road by buses through the night.  These problems led to road safety concerns – important as parents walk children […]

SGN (the gas company) tell us that there will be road works to upgrade the main gas pipe starting next Monday 7 September. Over the coming five weeks, the gas pipe will be replaced in two phases: Phase one – lasting approximately three weeks Engineers will be working on A217 Oldfields Road from number 44 […]

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 […]

All the street trees in our area have been inspected in the last few months.  This is part of a programme of regular inspections of street trees across the Borough.  Street trees add a lot to our street scene, as well as providing an important contribution to sustaining wildlife and combatting climate change. We have […]

Planning application No DM2019/01558 for the demolition of the garage and the building of an attached single storey house was refused by Sutton Council last December, as the Council considered the design to be an incompatible and incongruous addition to both the application property and the wider surrounding street scene.   The decision of the Council […]