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8 Lind Road Sutton SM1 4PJ

DM2026/00948Refused
Prior approval

Refused on 1 October 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Prior Approval for change of use from Use Class E to residential use providing 5 self contained units.

Submitted
7 August 2026
  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 55 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 8 Lind Road Sutton SM1 4PJ. Sutton has handled 3,881 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 845 applications in total for the SM1 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development fails to comply with Article 3, Paragraph (9A) and Condition MA.2(1) of Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). All 5 proposed residential units (ranging from 13.8sqm to 29.5sqm) fail to meet the mandatory 37sqm minimum gross internal floor area required by the Technical Housing Standards - Nationally Described Space Standard (2015). Consequently, development is not permitted under Class MA (Article 3(9A) - Nationally Described Space Standards).
  2. The proposed basement unit (Unit 1) relies on external lightwell alterations that have not been implemented on site. As Class MA permits only a change of use and does not authorise operational development, the Local Planning Authority must assess the proposal against the existing physical state of the building. The applicant has failed to demonstrate that the basement unit would receive adequate natural light in its current state, failing to comply with Paragraph MA.2(1)(f) of Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (Class MA.2(1)(f) - Provision of Adequate Natural Light).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SM1 4PJ

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 August 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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