48 - 50 Grove Road Sutton SM1 1BT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Class E (Solicitors) to Class F (School) and public facing training space (Class E) involving provision of new shopfront, new entrance to rear with stepped access, provision of rooflight to rear roofslope, parking to rear and alterations to fenestrations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 29
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 13
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 8
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Sutton
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SM1 1BT
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sutton Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Granted
- Decision date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Alder King Planning Consultants
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 66% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sutton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sutton decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 14 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
24 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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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