Policy information sourced from the Sutton Local Plan 2016-2031

17: District and Local Centre Development

Commercial Development

a. The council will permit windfall office floorspace in District Centres and other suitable locations, subject to other policies in the plan.

Convenience Retail Development

b. The council will enable the delivery of approximately 7,200m2 of gross convenience retail floorspace in the following locations: about 75% in the Wallington and Hackbridge District Centres, 15% in Cheam, 5% in North Cheam and 5% in Carshalton.

Comparison Retail Development

c. The council will enable the delivery of approximately 5,000m2 of gross comparison retail floorspace in the following locations: about 90% in Wallington and Hackbridge District Centres and 10% in Carshalton.

Food and Beverage

d. The council will enable the delivery of approximately 5,000m2 of gross food and beverage floorspace in the following locations: 50% in the District Centres and 50% in the Local Centres.

Other Town Centre Uses

e. The council will grant planning permission for other town centre uses in District and Local Centres, subject to the use being suitable to the function of the centre and other policies in this plan.

For District Town Centre boundaries and shopping frontages, see Appendix 3, Maps 3.3 to 3.9, and Policies Map.

For Local Town Centre boundaries see Appendix 3, Maps 3.10 to 3.38, and Policies Map.

For more information please see the Local Plan 2016-2031