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Land Outside 3 Railway Bridge High Street Sutton SM1 1JA

DM2026/00107Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 7 July 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Installation of an internally illuminated digital display and communications kiosk.

Received
30 January 2026
Public comments
7
Ward
Sutton South
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated23 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 134 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Outside 3 Railway Bridge High Street Sutton SM1 1JA. Sutton has handled 679 applications of this type. This one was decided in 158 days, 15 weeks longer than Sutton's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Sutton South. We hold 845 applications in total for the SM1 postcode area.

88% of full applications at London Borough of Sutton were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal, by reason of its inappropriate location, large size, and dual-sided internally illuminated digital display screens, would add harmful visual clutter to the public realm and fail to preserve or enhance the character, appearance, and setting of the designated Sutton Town Centre Conservation Area. The development is therefore contrary to Policies D8 and HC1 of the London Plan (2021), Policies 3, 23, 28, and 30 of the Sutton Local Plan (2018), and the guidelines of Sutton's Urban Design Guide 'Creating Locally Distinctive Places' (SPD 14) and the Sutton Town Centre Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan 2019.
  2. The proposal, by reason of its design, nature and location in this busy section of the High Street, introduces an unnecessary and disruptive obstruction on the footway which may impair access to the nearby bus stop for groups with mobility impairments. The proposal is therefore detrimental to public safety, failing to comply with Policies D8 and T2 of the London Plan (2021) and Policy 36 of the Sutton Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SM1 1JA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Target decision date
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Libre Solutions
Architect profile
LIBRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Agent address
Lawley House Butt Road Colchester CO3 3DG United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
2 April 2026
Site notice end
26 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
23
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    30 Jan

    Installation of an internally illuminated digital display and communications kiosk.

    This applicationRefusedFullDM2026/00107
  2. 2026
    30 Jan

    Installation of an internally illuminated digital display and communications kiosk.

    RefusedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideDM2026/00108

Source: Sutton

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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