A new ‘Neighbourhood Fund’ focused on enhancing community spaces and investing in infrastructure in the borough was launched last month. We are encouraging all community groups, the voluntary sector, charities and other organisations across the borough to submit their ideas and complete the Council’s survey, before 6 October.

The Rosehill Public Inquiry is due to commence at 9.30am next Wednesday, 9 September 2020, and conclude on Wednesday 16 September. It will be held virtually, by video link. If you wish to follow the inquiry, please email [email protected] to register your interest and include the appeal reference number APP/P5870/W/19/3241269. She will send you a link for […]

The Council has turned down an application to build an eight storey apartment block on the Helena House site. For further details on the application see our earlier post here. As your ward councillors we had objected to the proposal because of its height, which is well above what the Local Plan will allow for […]

Sutton Council is asking for ideas that could benefit our area. When developers create new dwellings or retail space within the borough they usually pay a levy to the Council which can be used towards these improvements.  This has been put into a Neighbourhood Fund, to address the demands which development place on local areas. […]

A planning application No DM2020/00613, for the change of use of 43 -45 Stayton Road from a care home to a block of six flats, including a first floor rear extension and conversion of the loft space has been withdrawn after objections from local residents and ward councillors. Councillors had de-delegating an application, requiring the […]

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 […]

The application (No. DM2020/00460 – see here) to demolish the existing bungalow and build a three bed house at 3 Dibdin Road has been approved by Sutton Council. No objections to the plans from residents were received. The plans include two parking spaces. Construction work will be restricted to 8am to 6pm Mon to Fri, […]

The application (No. DM2020/00282 – see here) to build a detached house on the corner of Marlborough Road and Sutton Common Road (adjacent to No 83) has been approved by Sutton Council. There are a number of planning consents for new buildings on this plot which have not been built. Planning consents lapse after three […]