Northern Gateway Site 246 - 254 High Street + 2 - 8 Marshall's Road Sutton SM1 1PA Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 5 November 2025. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part one, part four storey building comprising Use Class F1 (Learning and non-residential institutions) including the installation of air source heat pumps and rooflights to the roof, with outdoor amenity space to ground floor flat roof, vehicular and pedestrian access from Elm Grove, parking spaces, cycle spaces and store, refuse store, provision of new boundary treatments including vehicular and pedestrian access gates and fences and associated hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 482.
Planning committee
Decided by Sutton Planning Committee on 5 Nov 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the college would provide a modern learning facility and public benefits would outweigh conservation harm.
- An objector opposed complete demolition, while the applicant said retention was unviable and the development would benefit education and regeneration.
- The committee approved permission by eight votes to two, subject to the recommended conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Sutton's committee minutes of 5 Nov 2025.
Documents 89
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 23
Plans & drawings 31
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 13
Other documents 20
Site constraints 8
Checked on 19 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
Decision outlook
Day 482, past the statutory target. 78% of full applications in Sutton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Sutton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sutton decision record →
Public comments
75% object · above the UK average of 74%
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 24 Oct 2025
- Consultation
- 24 Oct 2025
- Comments by
- 11 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 5 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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A re-consultation started on 24 Oct 2025. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.