Sutton Local Plan Review - Issues and Preferred Options

Closes 13 Sep 2024

Opened 26 Jul 2024

Overview

Sutton Council is consulting on the future shape of the borough to help design the planning and development guidelines it will use over the next fifteen years.

The Sutton Local Plan is a key document setting out the vision for development across the borough. It focuses on the key issues that Sutton faces and identifies development needs, and the strategies and opportunities for addressing them. It provides detailed policies for the Council to use when deciding on planning applications, and identifies possible sites for development across the borough. 

The National Planning Policy Framework states that policies in local plans and spatial development strategies should be reviewed to assess whether they need updating at least once every five years, and should then be updated as necessary. The Council is now seeking to collect planning issues from residents and businesses to help update the Sutton Local Plan, which was adopted in 2018.

The consultation will be open between Thursday 25 July and Thursday 12 September, and is the very first stage of public engagement on the Local Plan.

We are also holding twenty exhibitions and public meetings around the borough for you to ask us any questions in person. Please see the list of dates, times and locations at the bottom of this page.

Along with feedback from the public events listed below, all the survey responses the Council receives will help shape the full draft document, which will be published for further public consultation in 2025.

Why your views matter

The Local Plan seeks to protect what our residents and businesses love about Sutton while also meeting the demands for housing, schools and transport that we know we’re going to need in the future.

This council consultation will allow residents to identify the issues the borough is facing and potential options for addressing them. It is really important we get the views of as many Sutton residents and businesses as possible to help positively influence the final version of the updated Local Plan.

Notes

You do not need to answer all the questions in the survey. You can use the Page box at the top of the screen to choose the issues of interest to you and go directly to that page. You can also skip any pages you do not want to answer.

We are asking for feedback from Sutton residents, local businesses, regional partners and planning and transport professionals. The range and technical nature of some survey questions reflect all these different groups. Feel free to focus on the questions most important to you.

You may wish to use the information in the Sutton Local Plan Review webpages (shown in the links below in the Related section) to help frame your answers. To make it easier to use, right-click on the link and choose 'Open link in new tab' or 'Open link in new window' so you can see the Sutton Local Plan Review webpages and the survey at the same time.
 

Click here to start the online survey

Events

  • Sutton Town Centre Exhibition

    From 27 Jul 2024 at 10:00 to 27 Jul 2024 at 13:00

    Sutton High Street (near Trinity Square)

  • Belmont Public Exhibition and Public Meeting

    From 29 Jul 2024 at 16:30 to 29 Jul 2024 at 21:00

    St Johns Church, Northdown Rd, Belmont SM2 6DY

    Exhibition from 16.30 to 18.30, followed by a public meeting between 19.00 and 21.00

  • North Cheam/ Worcester Park Exhibition and Public Meeting

    From 30 Jul 2024 at 16:30 to 30 Jul 2024 at 21:00

    Elmcroft Community Centre, 570 London Road, North Cheam SM3 9AB

    Exhibition from 16.30 to 18.30, followed by a public meeting between 19.00 and 21.00

  • Carshalton Public Exhibition and Public Meeting

    From 31 Jul 2024 at 16:30 to 31 Jul 2024 at 21:00

    The Sanctuary Room, Carshalton Beeches Baptist Church
    Banstead Rd, Sutton, Carshalton SM5 3NL

    Exhibition from 16.30 to 18.30, followed by a public meeting between 19.00 and 21.00

  • Wallington Exhibition

    From 3 Aug 2024 at 10:00 to 3 Aug 2024 at 13:00

    Wallington High Street

  • Sutton Public Exhibition and Public Meeting

    From 5 Aug 2024 at 16:30 to 5 Aug 2024 at 21:00

    Room G1 A&B, Sutton Civic Offices
    St Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA

    Exhibition from 16.30 to 18.30, followed by a public meeting between 19.00 and 21.00

  • Beddington Public Exhibition and Public Meeting

    From 7 Aug 2024 at 16:30 to 7 Aug 2024 at 21:00

    The Scout Hall, 24A Guy Rd, Wallington SM6 7LY

    Exhibition from 16.30 to 18.30, followed by a public meeting between 19.00 and 21.00

  • Carshalton Exhibition

    From 10 Aug 2024 at 10:00 to 10 Aug 2024 at 13:00

    High Street, Carshalton

  • Wallington Public Exhibition and Public Meeting

    From 12 Aug 2024 at 16:30 to 12 Aug 2024 at 21:00

    Holy Trinity Church, Maldon Rd, Wallington SM6 8BL

    Exhibition from 16.30 to 18.30, followed by a public meeting between 19.00 and 21.00

  • Cheam Public Exhibition and Public Meeting

    From 14 Aug 2024 at 16:30 to 14 Aug 2024 at 21:00

    Cheam Baptist Church, 4 Park Rd, Cheam, Sutton SM3 8QB

    Exhibition from 16.30 to 18.30, followed by a public meeting between 19.00 and 21.00

  • Cheam Exhibition

    From 17 Aug 2024 at 10:00 to 17 Aug 2024 at 13:00

    High Street, Cheam

  • Hackbridge Public Exhibition and Public Meeting

    From 19 Aug 2024 at 16:15 to 19 Aug 2024 at 20:00

    BedZED Pavilion, 24A Sandmartin Way, Hackbridge, Wallington SM6 7DF

    Exhibition from 16.15 to 17.30, followed by a public meeting between 18.00 and 20.00

Areas

  • All Areas

Audiences

  • Anyone from any background

Interests

  • Central government
  • Democracy and participation
  • Environment
  • Planning
  • Regeneration
  • Traffic and transportation
  • Health services and facilities
  • Social services and social care
  • Housing
  • Arts and culture
  • Libraries
  • Sport and leisure
  • Business
  • Crime and community safety
  • Environmental health
  • Technology