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Land At 33 High Street Carshalton SM5 3BA

DM2026/00120Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 7 July 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of an internally illuminated digital display and communications kiosk.

Received
30 January 2026
Public comments
8
Ward
Carshalton Central
  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 At 33 High Street Carshalton SM5 3BA. 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 126 applications across Carshalton Central. We hold 645 applications in total for the SM5 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, due to its excessive height and width, and excessively large advertisement digital displays, would visually dominate this section of the High Street in which the application site is located and would add to street clutter in this prominent, high-traffic location adjacent to a bus stop and sitting areas within the parade of cafes and shops. As such, the proposal would cause harm to the visual amenity and the character and appearance of the public realm within the Carshalton Village Conservation Area. The proposal is therefore contrary to aims and objectives of NPPF (para 141), Policies D4, D8 and T2 of the London Plan 2021, Policies 23, 28 and 30 of the Sutton Local Plan 2018 and Supplementary Planning Document 14 'Creating Locally Distinctive Places' and the Carshalton Village Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan (October, 2019).
  2. The proposed advertisement displays, due to their digital nature and size, would be unsuitable for this location in close proximity to existing bus stop, a public bench, cafes' outside sitting areas and in a highly pedestrianised area. The proposal introduces unnecessary visual clutter and sensory stimulation that detract from the established character of the public realm and fails to protect and enhance pedestrian amenity, contrary to the Healthy Streets commitments within Policy T2 and delivery of Good Growth through Policy GG1 (Building Strong and Inclusive Communities). Moreover, the kiosk structure is unsuitable, constituting unnecessary furniture that would obstruct the footway and hinder bus stop access for those with mobility issues, contrary to Policy D8 of the London Plan that aims to minimise clutter and enhance the public realm.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SM5 3BA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2026
Consultation expiry
6 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
6 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
23
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Carshalton Village
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    30 Jan

    Installation of an internally illuminated digital display and communications kiosk.

    This applicationRefusedFullDM2026/00120
  2. 2026
    30 Jan

    Installation of an internally illuminated digital display and communications kiosk.

    RefusedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideDM2026/00121

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