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The new Sutton Local Plan Consultation (Regulation 18)

A local plan, prepared by all Councils in consultation with its community, sets out a vision and a framework for the future development of an area over 15 years. It addresses the current and future needs for homes, employment, town centre uses, education, health, open spaces, transport and infrastructure. Once in place, the Local Plan will become part of Sutton’s statutory development plan, setting out planning policies that will be used to determine planning applications and allocated sites where development will take place for all types of uses.

The Council is producing a new Local Plan which will guide development in the borough between 2024-2041. If you live or work in the borough, then we want your views on how we can encourage new housing and employment space that will help our borough prosper, whilst retaining the suburban character of Sutton, and all the things we love about our area.

We are seeking your views on the Local Plan Issues and Preferred Options from 25 July 2024 to 12 September 2024.

This is the first consultation stage in preparing the new Local Plan and provides an opportunity for you to tell us what you think the new Local Plan should say. The Issues and Preferred Options document sets out the key issues which face the borough and options to address them. It also includes draft policies and potential development sites.

The Council is also consulting on the Local Plan Appendix, which includes changes to the policies map and the Sustainability Appraisal incorporating Habitats Regulations Assessment and Equalities Impact Assessment.

In addition, the Council has published its Local Plan Review Evidence Library, which contains a number of important documents that have informed the preparation of this plan

How do I get involved?

To get involved and have your say we are holding a series of events where you can meet with planning officers to ask questions and find out more in person:

Consultation Event Calendar

How to have your say

You can have your say on the Local Plan Issues and Preferred Options by sending your comments to us:

All responses must be received no later than 5pm on 12 September 2024. Please note that in accordance with legislation and guidance all comments received will be summarised and made available for the public to view, and will include the name of the respondent. All other personal information will remain confidential.

What happens next?

All comments received from this consultation will be considered and inform the preparation of a new Draft Sutton Local Plan. Further evidence may also be gathered, and this may result in new or revised policies being drafted. The new Draft Sutton Local Plan will be consulted upon in early 2025, where we will ask for further comments before submitting the Plan to an independent inspector for examination.

We will update our website and post updates on our social media channels: facebook.com/suttoncouncil, x.com/SuttonCouncil

For more information contact us at planningpolicy@sutton.gov.uk

Privacy Notice

Any responses received by the Council to the call for sites will be held electronically for the purposes of meeting the Council’s duties arising from reporting responses. Consultation responses will be kept for two years.

If you wish to have your details removed from the planning policy consultation list at any time contact planningpolicy@sutton.gov.uk By remaining on the consultation list you consent to the council holding your name, contact details and, where relevant, organisation name in order to be contacted solely for future consultations on planning policy and related matters. Your details are held electronically and will not be passed on to any third parties for marketing purposes. The council’s privacy policy.