Flat Above 145 Stafford Road Wallington SM6 9BN Data via plota.co.uk

DM2026/00204 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Change of use of first and second floor from Class C3 (Residential) to Class C4 (HMO). Increase height of enclosure walls to rear and alteration and provision of new windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Refused
5 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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: Wallington
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.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; 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
SM6 9BN
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Wallington South
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A-Z Building Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 29% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

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