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DM2026/00685 - Section 73 Approved

Proposal

Application to vary condition 1 (approved drawings), 5 (fire safety strategy), 6 (solar PV array details) and 7 (acoustic assessment) of planning permission Ref: for the 'Erection of a part one, part two storey upwards extension from the original single storey building to provide plant rooms/enclosures housing extraction ducts/flues and rooftop ventilation, provision of external access stairs, solar panels to new flat roof and alterations to the existing ground floor internal layout' to allow for reduction to the first floor footprint of the building, altered fire escape plan and route with alterations to external staircases, alterations to number of PV panels and locations of flue enclosures, relocation of chiller plants and installation of acoustic attenuators to chiller units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Documents 30

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗
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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 1, 5, 6, 7 varied

    • VariationApplication to vary condition 1 (approved drawings), 5 (fire safety strategy), 6 (solar PV…This applicationDM2026/00685

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 388 m away: Banstead Downs SSSI; Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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
Section 73
Postcode
SM2 5PT
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Belmont
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ansell & Bailey Architects Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 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