Policy information sourced from the Sutton Local Plan 2016-2031
1: Sustainable Growth
Sustainable Development
a. When considering development proposals the council will take a positive approach that reflects the presumption in favour of sustainable development contained in the National Planning Policy Framework. The council will create the conditions for sustainable growth to deliver homes, jobs, thriving centres and improved infrastructure. The council will protect and enhance the borough’s natural and historic environment. The council will harness the benefits of sustainable development for those who live and work in the borough.
Housing Growth
b. The council will enable the delivery of new homes to help meet London’s housing needs and local housing needs by aiming to deliver at least 6,405 new homes over the plan period 2016-2031 (427 homes per annum), subject to any subsequent borough target approved by the Mayor of London over the plan period.
c. In order to achieve this target, the council will allocate strategic sites for housing delivery, promote the redevelopment of Sutton Town Centre including with taller buildings in the Areas of Taller Building Potential, encourage the intensification of areas around Sutton Town Centre and the borough’s District Centres where suitable.
d. As a result of these measures, the council anticipates that new housing will be delivered in the following locations in the following proportions:
| Sutton Town Centre and its surrounding Area of Potential Intensification | 55% (c3,400 new homes) |
|---|---|
| Hackbridge District Centre and its surrounding Area of Potential Intensification | 15% (c1,100 new homes) |
| Wallington District Centre and its surrounding Area of Potential Intensification | 10% (c 635 new homes) |
| Other District Centres (Carshalton, Cheam, North Cheam, Rosehill, Worcester Park) and their surrounding Area of Potential Intensification | 10% (c 635 new homes) |
| The Suburban Heartlands (the remainder of the borough not covered by Sutton Town Centre, District Centres) and their Areas of Potential Intensification | 10% (c 635 new homes) |
Commercial Growth
e. To ensure a sustainable and balanced borough and to limit out-commuting over the plan period the council will enable the delivery of at least 10 additional hectares of land for industrial uses, 23,000m2 additional gross office floorspace, 39,000m2 additional gross retail floorspace and 10,000m2 additional gross floorspace for restaurants, cafes and other food and beverage outlets, subject to Policy 18e. Figures exclude additional floorspace expected at the London Cancer Hub (see Policy 2).
f. In order to achieve these targets, the council will allocate strategic sites for industry, offices, shops and food and beverage outlets (subject to Policy 18e), work with development partners to deliver the London Cancer Hub, encourage the re-configuration of industrial areas to make a more efficient use of land, promote the redevelopment of outdated office space to meet modern requirements, encourage, in the right circumstances, the amalgamation of shop floorplates to provide space to meet modern retail requirements, and apply a flexible approach to town centre uses to enable town centre uses other than shops to locate in town centres.
Infrastructure Needs
g. To ensure a liveable and inclusive borough, the council will enable the delivery of a tram extension to Sutton Town Centre and the London Cancer Hub, work to improve train and bus services, links and frequencies as well as other transport infrastructure within the borough and across the region, and will enable the delivery of six new or expanded health centres, three new primary schools, two new secondary schools and over 40 hectares of public open space.
h. In order to achieve these targets, the council will safeguard tram routes and work with the Mayor of London on the delivery of the tram extension, work with the relevant authorities to ensure an upgrade in public transport, allocate sites for health centres and schools and deliver the Wandle Valley Regional Park.
For Sutton Town Centre and Areas of Potential Intensification see Appendix 1, Maps 1.1 to 1.8 and Policies Map.
For more information please see the Local Plan 2016-2031