48 West Street Carshalton SM5 2PR Data via plota.co.uk

DM2026/00559 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Removal of a marquee, demolition of a shed and erection of a single storey detached outbuilding to rear for use ancillary to the public house, provision of picnic tables and hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 May 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 44

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 42, West Street
List entry 1183980 · 24 m from the pin · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
COA00000290 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.
Local nature reserve 67 m away: Sutton Ecology Centre Grounds
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.
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 83 m away: Carshalton House (St Philomena's School)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full Application
Postcode
SM5 2PR
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Carshalton Central
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
KJC Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
535decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Sutton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sutton decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
1 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

33% support · above the UK average of 15%

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 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