33-35 The Broadway Cheam SM3 8BL Data via plota.co.uk

DM2025/00983 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of a part one, part two storey rear extension, a dormer extension at rear, installation of rooflight to front roofslope, removal of chimneys and alterations to fenestrations to provide a restaurant (Class E) at ground floor and six self contained residential units with provision of air conditioning unit, refuse and cycle storage to rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
8 Aug 2025
✓
Consultation
29 May 2026
✗
Refused
11 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sutton Planning Committee on 10 Jun 2026, in a recorded vote.

Refused by 10 votes to 0

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the rear extension would harm the conservation area, neighbours’ privacy and the housing mix.
  • Residents raised concerns about overdevelopment, height, privacy, deliveries, waste, noise and odour, while supporters backed the scheme.
  • The committee voted unanimously to refuse permission, citing the inappropriate scale, conservation-area impact and access problems.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Sutton's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.

Documents 39

Consultation & comments 7

PDF FINAL EHO COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 5 May 2026 View ↗
PDF GLAAS COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 6 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: village by the stumps
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 ↗
Town centre: Cheam Village
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 5, Park Lane, Grade II, 48 m away · 1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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

Floor area267 m² (2,874 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 77)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2017, 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
SM3 8BL
Received
25 Jul 2025
Validated
8 Aug 2025
Ward
Cheam
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
CGA Design & Build Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 307 days from validation, 251 days slower than Sutton's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 31% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

61comments received
19 objecting1 neutral41 supporting

67% support · above the UK average of 16%

62 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 May 2026
Consultation
29 May 2026
Comments by
28 May 2026
Committee
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Oct 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

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.