16 Onslow Gardens Wallington SM6 9QN Data via plota.co.uk

DM2026/00676 - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use from Class C4 (Small HMO) to Sui Generis (Larger HMO) to provide 10 bedrooms and provision of cycle storage to the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 101. The consultation period closed on 27 Jul 2026.

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Town centre 56 m away: Wallington.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
SM6 9QN
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Wallington South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Town Planning Expert

Decision outlook

Day 101, past the statutory target. 88% of changes of use 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 12 Sept 2026.

Day 10145 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Public comments

29comments received
29 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sutton
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#23 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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