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 […]

Kerbside charging points are to be introduced in Rectory Road.  Sutton is working with Siemens to install around 100 Ubitricity lamp column electric vehicle charging points this year.  Rectory Road is in the first batch, with Collingwood Road in the second. Lamp column charging gives you the ability to easily charge electric or plug-in hybrid […]

Sutton Council is consulting on parking controls to improve road safety and access.  This should be the final consultation, and it is important that residents look at the detailed proposals on the Council maps and comment.  We reported back on earlier consultations here. This consultation excludes the Aultone Way/ Greenhill/ Woodend area.  The concerns raised […]

Many residents have been telling us about the growing parking problems in the area due to St Helier Hospital, school and commuter parking and people visiting the town centre.  The Council consulted residents about the problems late last year and have now analysed the 5,500 replies received.  Based on those responses, Council officers have prepared […]

Sutton Council has refused the planning application (no B2017/78658) to develop the Prince Regent site into a six storey block of flats.  Cllr Steve Penneck had de-delegated the application, meaning that it would be referred to the Planning Committee for decision if needed but given the decision to refuse, that is no longer necessary. Planning Committee […]

Residents in Vale Road told us of their concerns that the residents of the flats at the Sainsbury’s development would park in their road. As a result we put in place a policy which means that these residents are not eligible for parking permits. However, concern remained about evening and weekend parking, when there are […]

A planning application has been received to demolish the Prince Regent pub and build a 9 storey block of flats. Residents will recall that last month the Government de-listed the Prince Regent Pub clearing the way for the pub to be demolished and redeveloped.  The planning application follows on from the exhibition held by the […]

Report back from Sutton Local Committee 6 Sept 2016 Thanks to the many residents who came to the Local committee meeting on 6 Sept at Sutton Grammar School and participated in the debates.  It was encouraging to see so many of you there.  If you missed it, an audio recording can be found here: https://www.sutton.gov.uk/downloads/download/505/sutton_local_committee_audio_recordings […]

Following a consultation with residents in the Sutton Green area, your local councillors have sent a response to Historic England to de-list this pub, part of which was built in the early 19th century and is a grade II listed building. Our submission is here. The pub was formerly called the Cricketers, and dates from 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 […]