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DM2026/00757 - Section 73 Approved

Proposal

Application to delete condition 2 (garage use) of planning permission Ref: for the 'Enlargement of existing garage' to allow for flexibility for future garage use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jun 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 121 m away: Wilderness Island
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Designated open space 4 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Section 73
Postcode
SM6 7EN
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Wallington North
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
SITUACTIONS STUDIO LTD

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 19 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

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