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 […]

Following concerns raised by your councillors, Sutton Council officers met with the Regional Managing Director from idverde, the Council’s contractor, in early May to discuss grass verges.   idverde explained that there have been challenges with the weather which prevented them from carrying out all the scheduled cuts to the verges (and some Parks).  idverde were not […]

The Planning Committee approved an application to vary the existing planning consent for the new block (which replaces the garages) at its meeting on the 9 August.  The variation sought was a change from eight 1-bed flats to seven 2-bed and one 1-bed flats. Cllr Steve Penneck had de-delegated the application, requiring it to be […]

Transport for London are planning to replace the lighting on the by-pass between the junctions with Cheam Road and the Rose Hill Roundabout. The works will take place from 10:00 until 16:00 and from 20:00 each night until 05:00 the following morning on Mondays to Fridays between 24 July and 22 December.  They say they may […]

Transport for London have told us they be closing Sutton By Pass between Sutton Common Road and Rosehill roundabout, between 9pm and 5am, from 15 July to 12 August, to enable the road to be resurfaced. Work will be phased so as to maintain local access.  Traffic will be diverted north via Sutton Common Road, Epsom […]

Many residents contacted us about the suggestion to safeguard a piece of land near Sutton cemetery as a possible travellers’ site.   As a result of the strength of concern from residents the Council has agreed that this suggested site (near Kimpton Industrial Estate) is unsuitable and will instead be looking at expanding the existing traveller site […]

The planning application to demolish 22 garages in Southfields Court, Sutton Common Road and erect a detached two storey building with eight 1 bedroomed self contained flats has been refused by Sutton Council.   The application was refused as the demolition of the existing garages would result in significant loss in car parking provision on […]

Why is a Travellers’ site being proposed? One issue that the government requires Sutton to consider in the new Local Plan is whether it should make further provision for members of the Gypsy and Travelling community who wish for a permanent home.  Such provision would be for a fixed caravan site; not to accommodate transient […]