On 1 April 2013 Council Tax Benefit was replaced by a localised Council Tax Reduction scheme in all councils . This meant that councils in England could design their own Council Tax Reduction scheme as it was felt they would be better suited to develop a scheme to reflect the needs of the...More
The Council has produced a draft Parks and Open Spaces Strategy available here. A short document summarising the vision, objectives, policies and actions is also available here.
The Council is now seeking your views about the strategy to ensure that the changes to the service meet your...More
The Cheam North and Worcester Park Local Committee has agreed to consult residents in the area on a traffic scheme to re-locate the existing road closure in Willow Walk as a result of a request from a local business. The Council supports local businesses and aims to ensure the transport...More
The Cheam North and Worcester Park Local Committee has agreed to consult residents in the Kingsmead Avenue / Sparrow Farm Road area on proposals to make the roads more pleasant places and easier to walk and cycle safely for residents, pedestrians and cyclists. The aim of the scheme is to...More
The council is seeking your views on an updated Carshalton Village Conservation Area Character Appraisal with a new Management Plan to ensure only development of the very highest quality takes place in the village.
A Carshalton Conservation Area Character Appraisal was first adopted...More
The council wants your opinions on an updated Sutton Town Centre Conservation Area Character Appraisal with a new Management Plan to ensure only development of the very highest quality takes place in the town centre.
In May 2011, the Council designated the Sutton Town Centre High...More
The London borough of Sutton has secured funding from Transport for London (TfL) for the year 2019/20 to address concerns about traffic and road safety in Foresters Drive between Sandy Lane South and Mollison Drive. We are intending to introduce various measures to improve road safety along the...More
The Sutton local area committee has agreed for officers to carry out improvements outside Homefield preparatory school in Western Road at its junction with Tate Road. Funding for the scheme has been secured from Transport for London (TfL) to address concerns raised by the school regarding...More
The Cheam North and Worcester Park Local Committee has agreed to consult residents in the Windsor Avenue area on proposals to improve the environment for residents, pedestrians, cyclists and users of public transport. The aim of the scheme is to encourage more people to walk, cycle or use...More
As a council we want to ensure residents have a chance to influence decisions in their local area.
We want the chance to understand what would be the best way for you to get involved?
One of the ways we currently do this is via Local Committees which are currently a key part of the...More
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Following the representation period, People Committee on the 14th March 2019, approved to implement the statutory proposals on the closure of Spencer and expansion of Hackbridge Primary school to be implemented on 31 March 2020....More
The London Borough of Sutton has secured funding from Transport for London to address concerns about traffic and road safety at the above junction in St Helier.
The St Helier local committee has agreed to investigate measures to improve the junction to help reduce vehicle...More
The London Borough of Sutton has secured Bus Priority Funding from Transport for London (TfL) to improve bus stop accessibility and bus journey times at the above location.
As you may recall, informal consultation was carried out during March 2018 in connection with the proposal to...More
The London Borough of Sutton accepts that poor air quality in the borough is a major cause for concern for our residents. The Council is committed to continuing to reduce levels of pollutants in order to protect public health in the borough.
We produced an Air Quality Action Plan in 2013 and...More
The Carshalton and Clockhouse Local Committee has agreed to consult residents in the Beeches Avenue / Stanley Park Road / Warnham Court Road area on proposals to reduce the speed of traffic and improve the environment for residents, pedestrians and cyclists. The aim of the scheme is to encourage...More
This is an informal public consultation, we would like your feedback on the proposed measures by 7 December 2018.
A summary of the responses received will be presented to the Local Area Committee members and should it be agreed to progress the scheme, you will be notified again at that...More
Transport for London are consulting on proposals for a new, direct transport link between Sutton and Merton and would like your views on your preferred type of transport and route.
The Sutton Link would:
Make it quicker to travel between Sutton and Merton and improve links to central...More
This is an informal public consultation, we would like your feedback on the proposed measures by 2 December 2018.
A summary of the responses received will be presented to the Local Area Committee members and should it be agreed to progress the scheme, you will be notified again at that...More
The Cheam North and Worcester Park Local Committee has agreed to consult residents and traders in Central Road Worcester Park on proposals to improve the flow of traffic and improve the environment for residents, traders, pedestrians, cyclists and users of public transport. The aim of the...More
The council is undertaking a public consultation on its draft third Local Implementation Plan (LIP). This is a statutory document that outlines how Sutton will contribute to meeting the outcomes and objectives in the new Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy, published earlier this year. It also...More
Everyone who completes the questionaire will be entered into a prize draw, to win a £50 Amazon Voucher. This will be chosen at random once the survey has closed.
In the Summer of 2017, Beddington Park faced a number of problems with regards to the use of the park. Large numbers of cars...More
As part of the council’s focus on PRIDE and more specifically Diversity, we would really like to know how you feel about working at Sutton.
You might be a man, woman, transgender person or relate as non-binary. You could be old or young, gay or straight. You could be of any race and may...More
The London Borough of Sutton (LBS) is consulting with Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) childcare providers on the proposal to change the funding schedule of the free early education entitlement payments to monthly payments from January 2019.
This consultation is primarily for PVI...More
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This consultation relates to the options that the Local Authority is considering for the formula factors upon which schools will be funded in the FY 2019/20 as part of the implementation of the National Funding Formula.
Before responding to this consultation via the link below,...More
Sutton Council is carrying out a range of surveys about it's Parks and Open Spaces this summer to help us to complete a new Open Spaces Strategy.
There are lots of organisations including Community groups, Sports Clubs, Resident's Groups, Park Friends Groups and Businesses that use the...More
S utton Council is reviewing its Statement of Licensing Policy and we would like to know what you think about alcohol, entertainment, and late night licensing in Sutton.
We want the borough to have a thriving night time economy which brings people and businesses to the...More
On 1st April 2013 Council Tax Benefit was replaced by a localised Council Tax Reduction Scheme in all local authorities. This change was introduced by the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (the Act), which aimed to provide local authorities with more autonomy and flexibility to spend public...More
The London Borough of Sutton has secured Local Implementation Plan (LIP) funding from Transport for London (TfL) to address the concerns raised by local residents regarding traffic speeds and use of Frederick Road and Alberta Avenue as a cut through.
Whilst there is not a trend of...More
Earlier this year we asked residents how we could work together to help make the borough a more sustainable place to live, work and visit. The survey asked which issues were important to local people and these findings were then used to write the ‘Draft Sustainability Strategy'.
The draft...More
The purpose of this exercise is to develop a South West London approach to Quality Improvement processes (including self-assessment) across the sub region.
The benefits of using one process include reducing duplication, decrease cost and a better service for users. More