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2, The Square, Carshalton, SM5 3BN

DM2026/00699Full planning & demolition in a conservation areaRefused
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Refused on 4 August 2026

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Alterations to the fenestrations and materials used, including installation of new security shutters.

Submitted
9 June 2026
  1. Received9 Jun
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 2, The Square, Carshalton, SM5 3BN. Sutton has handled 2 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

86% of all 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 proposed development by reason of its large expanse of glazed shopfronts and perforated roller shutters would constitute an incongruous and wholly inappropriate form of development inconsistent with the prevailing pattern of development within the immediate area. As such, the proposal would adversely affect the character and appearance of the building and the streetscene and surrounding and would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of this part of the Carshalton Village Conservation Area, contrary to the provisions of Carshalton Village Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan, and Policies 28 and 30 of the Sutton's Local Plan and Sutton's Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) 14 "Creating Locally Distinctive Places" and guideline DCR48, DCR49 and DCR51 of SPD1 'Designing Out Crime' SPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SM5 3BN
Application type
Full planning & demolition in a conservation area

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Carshalton Village
  • Listed building: Grade II: 16-20, High StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Source: Sutton

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