Policy information sourced from the Sutton Local Plan 2016-2031

6: Distinctive District Centres

Carshalton

Plan Projects

The council will:

  • Work with Transport for London to relieve traffic flow and improve the pedestrian experience around Carshalton Ponds and in the High Street.
  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of the Charles Cryer Theatre provided they retain or replace the existing arts and cultural facilities and conserve and enhance the Conservation Area (Site Allocation S27).
  • Support proposals for a new local health facility, provided they conserve and enhance the Conservation Area.
  • Support proposals for additional retail (A1 Use Class), office (A2 / B1a Use Class) and food and beverage (A3 / A4 Use Class) floorspace.

Long Term Aspirations

  • The council would like to the see the redevelopment of the pharmacy and Beacon Grove to improve the appearance of the northern side of the High Street in order that it respects the key elements of the Conservation Area.

Cheam

Plan Projects

The council will:

  • Work with Transport for London to resolve the traffic congestion at the crossroads so that any junction improvements conserve and enhance the Conservation Area.
  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of 40 The Broadway (Waitrose) provided they conserve and enhance the Conservation Area (Site Allocation S31).
  • Support proposals for additional retail (A1 Use Class), office (A2 / B1a Use Class) and food and beverage (A3 / A4 Use Class) floorspace.

Long Term Aspirations

  • The council would like to see the redevelopment of those buildings which have a negative impact on the Conservation Area so that they respect the key elements of the area.

North Cheam

Plan Projects

The council will:

  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of Victoria House (Site Allocation 35) provided they are of a high quality and sensitive design, enhance the vitality of the centre, provide good quality homes and improve the public realm.
  • The council will support proposals for additional retail (A1 Use Class), office (A2 /B1a Use Class) and food and beverage (A3 /A4 Use Class) floorspace.

Long Term Aspirations

  • The council would like to see better linkages with Sainsbury’s and the rest of the centre and improvements to the public realm, the shopping frontages and shopfronts to provide a more unified sense to the centre.

Rosehill

Plan Projects

The council will:

  • Work with Transport for London to deliver a tram service to serve Rosehill as part of a Wimbledon to London Cancer Hub line.
  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of the supermarket and servicing roads to the rear so that the retail and post office uses are retained but it results in a higher quality building, most notably involving the removal of the blank frontage to Wrythe Lane (Site Allocation S41).
  • Support proposals for additional retail (A1 Use Class), office (A2 / B1a Use Class) and food and beverage (A3 /A4 Use Class) floorspace.

Long Term Aspirations

  • The council would like to see the conservation and enhancement of The Market shopping parade on Wrythe Lane and Rose Hill, particularly the upper floors of the parade.
  • The council would like to see measures which improve traffic flow around Rosehill roundabout, pedestrian movement around the roundabout and across Wrythe Lane and improve the public realm generally.

Wallington

Plan Projects

The council will:

  • Work with partners to deliver flood alleviation schemes at Wallington station and Beddington Gardens.
  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of the area around the station and the Lidl supermarket. These redevelopments should provide a mixture of residential and town centre uses and should improve the access and legibility to and from Wallington station (Site Allocations S6 and S8).
  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of the north side of Ross Parade. These redevelopments should provide a mixture of residential and town centre uses and the public house and building supplies premises should be retained (Site Allocations S13 and S22).
  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of Wallington Square. The redevelopment should include a significant proportion of town centre uses and some residential uses (Site Allocation S7).
  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of Wallington Hall. The redevelopment should include residential uses, town centre uses on the Stafford Road frontage and retain an element of public car parking (Site AllocationS12).
  • Support proposals for the redevelopment of Shotfield Car Park. The redevelopment should include residential uses or town centre uses and retain an element of public car parking (Site Allocation S23).
  • Support the proposals for the redevelopment of 31to 35 Stafford Road. The redevelopment should include residential and town centre uses (Site Allocation S14).
  • Support additional retail (A1 Use Class), office (A2 / B1a Use Class) and food and beverage (A3 /A4 Use Class) floorspace.

Long Term Aspirations

  • The council would like to see the refurbishment and re-design of the Sainsbury’s supermarket to interact better with the rest of the centre. In particular, the council would like to see an active frontage on Woodcote Road and a more active frontage on Stafford Road.
  • The council would like to see a reduction in the vacancy level and an improvement in the retail offer on Stafford Road as a result of its inclusion in the district centre.

Worcester Park

Plan Projects

The council will:

  • Work with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, the Mayor of London, Transport for London and Network Rail to deliver Crossrail 2 services to Worcester Park station.
  • Work with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and Transport for London to identify and resolve constraints to traffic flow on the road corridor North Cheam-Worcester Park-Old Malden-A3 roundabout, which will improve traffic flow and air quality levels at Worcester Park.
  • Work with partners to deliver a flood alleviation scheme in the area.
  • Support proposals to redevelop 1 to 9 Windsor Road for town centres uses on the ground floor and additional residential units (Site Allocation S47).
  • Support proposals for additional retail (A1 Use Class), office (A2 /B1a Use Class) and food and beverage (A3 / A4 Use Class) floorspace.

Long Term Aspirations

  • The council would like to see an improvement to the retail units on the approach to the station.

For the District Centres see Appendix 3, Maps 3.3 to 3.9 and Policies Map.

For Carshalton and Cheam Village Conservation Areas see Appendix 8, Maps 8.13 and 8.14 and Policies Map.

For more information please see the Local Plan 2016-2031