1 The Leeways Park Road, Cheam SM3 8QA Data via plota.co.uk

PRE2026/00123 - Pre-App Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

Prior approval application for the installation of a roof mounted solar PV system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

As of 23 Sept 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 6

COA00000309 conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Archaeological priority area: village by the stumps
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Sutton AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Old Red Lion Inn, Grade II, 47 m away · 1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 22 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Town centre 23 m away: Cheam Village.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Sutton
Application type
Pre-App Householder
Postcode
SM3 8QA
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Cheam
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 27, past Sutton's usual 19 days for pre-application advice. 95% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 8 Dec 2026.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
661decided in the last year

Plota live figures for pre-application advice decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent pre-application advice in Sutton to go on. Sutton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sutton
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#23 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Sutton is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #14 out of 296. Only 13% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sutton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #118 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #138 of 296
91%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #14 of 296
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #8 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
891
Total decisions
93 refused in the year to March 2026

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