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DM2025/01146 - Section 73 Approved

Proposal

Application to vary condition 1 (Approved Plans) of planning permission Ref: for the 'Demolition of garage and entrance porch and erection of a part one, part two storey side and rear extension. Conversion of loft space involving dormer extensions to front and rear, installation of a roof light to side roof slope of the front gable roof and alterations to fenestrations', to allow for provision of garage, formation of a front entrance porch and alterations to fenestrations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Sept 2025
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Validated
16 Sept 2025
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Consultation
23 Jan 2026
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Approved
5 Feb 2026

Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sutton Planning Committee on 4 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the changes would not harm the area, neighbours, future occupiers or highway safety.
  • Residents objected to effects on the terrace, conservation area, highway safety, privacy, construction and fire risk.
  • The committee voted to grant permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Sutton's committee minutes of 4 Feb 2026.

Associated applications 3

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    Conditions 1 varied

Site constraints 11

Cheam Village 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.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 235 m away: Nonsuch Park; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 15 m away; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland; Town centre 71 m away: Cheam Village.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £670,000 in August 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

11 August 2025£670,000
12 November 2020£480,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area90 m² (969 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 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
Section 73
Postcode
SM3 8AS
Received
5 Sept 2025
Validated
16 Sept 2025
Ward
Cheam
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Plan B Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 142 days from validation, 114 days slower than Sutton's median of 28 for amendments. Approved, as 89% of amendments here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
110decided in the last year

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

Public comments

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
23 Jan 2026
Consultation
23 Jan 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2025
Committee
4 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.