Land Outside 78 - 82 High Street Sutton SM1 1EZ Data via plota.co.uk

DM2026/00124 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of an internally illuminated digital display and communications kiosk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jan 2026
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Validated
23 Feb 2026
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Consultation
26 Jul 2026
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Committee
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sutton Planning Committee on 5 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the communication use, design, residential impact and highway effects were acceptable.
  • Five objection letters raised concerns about design, safety, health, noise, light, environmental effects and antisocial behaviour.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, objections, officers’ assessment, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Sutton's committee minutes of 5 Aug 2026.

Documents 23

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Archaeological priority area: southern farmstead
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: Sutton
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
Conservation area 27 m away; Heritage at risk 11 m away: Sutton Town Centre High Street Crossroads, Sutton; 4 listed buildings 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
SM1 1EZ
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Sutton Central
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Libre Solutions

How this decision compares

Decided in 164 days from validation, 30 days slower than Sutton's median of 134 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 54% of signs and adverts here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
12%go to committee

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

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
26 Jul 2026
Committee
5 Aug 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