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Sutton.

Sutton is a London borough with an approval rate of 75% across 8,613 substantive planning decisions spanning 27 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London27 wards208 appeals98% delegatedSave
Sutton · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Sutton's policy playbook[3]

What Sutton actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Full / major
Lawful
Conditions
Data from publicly available Sutton planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
1,613
82%
Householder
Active
1,465
80%
Householder
to 2024-10
1,263
75%
Householder
Active
1,239
73%
Householder
Active
891
73%
Householder
Active
668
71%
Householder
to 2024-11
627
69%
Householder
to 2023-01
152
73%
Householder
to 2022-02
150
33%
Householder
to 2022-04
73
65%
Householder
to 2022-02
65
55%
Householder
to 2025-03
60
85%
Householder
Active
1,613
82%
Householder
Active
1,465
80%
Householder
to 2024-10
1,263
75%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
Active
1,239
73%
Householder
Active
891
73%
Householder
Active
668
71%
Householder
to 2024-11
627
69%
Householder
to 2023-01
152
73%
Householder
to 2022-02
150
33%
Householder
to 2022-04
73
65%
Householder
to 2022-02
65
55%
Householder
to 2025-03
60
85%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Sutton officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Beddington
Independent
Active
246
subscribers
Cheam
Conservative
Active
218
subscribers
Conservative
Active
201
subscribers
Sutton South
Liberal Democrat
Active
170
subscribers
Conservative
Active
154
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
to 2024-06
152
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
Active
121
subscribers
South Beddington & Roundshaw
Conservative
Active
108
subscribers
Beddington
Independent
Active
246
subscribers
Cheam
Conservative
Active
218
subscribers
Conservative
Active
201
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Sutton South
Liberal Democrat
Active
170
subscribers
Conservative
Active
154
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
to 2024-06
152
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
Active
121
subscribers
South Beddington & Roundshaw
Conservative
Active
108
subscribers

Councillors on Sutton's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
358
82%
18.4%
218
81%
18.7%
451
81%
19.3%
195
79%
20.6%
178
78%
22.0%
161
78%
22.1%
347
78%
22.5%
323
75%
25.0%
229
74%
26.5%
837
73%
27.0%
143
73%
27.2%
399
72%
27.6%
451
72%
27.8%
440
71%
29.1%
97
71%
29.1%
250
71%
29.2%
348
71%
29.3%
486
69%
31.5%
168
68%
31.6%
148
64%
36.0%
167
59%
41.3%
358
82%
18.4%
Show all 27 rows
218
81%
18.7%
451
81%
19.3%
195
79%
20.6%
178
78%
22.0%
161
78%
22.1%
347
78%
22.5%
323
75%
25.0%
229
74%
26.5%
837
73%
27.0%
143
73%
27.2%
399
72%
27.6%
451
72%
27.8%
440
71%
29.1%
97
71%
29.1%
250
71%
29.2%
348
71%
29.3%
486
69%
31.5%
168
68%
31.6%
148
64%
36.0%
167
59%
41.3%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. CANOPY PLANNING SERVICES LTD
175
85%
2. Happy Building
164
92%
3. Woodstock Design LTD
142
80%
4. Planning Additions
120
71%
5. KJC Architects
90
81%
6. Quantum Architectural Designs
89
79%
7. Thalam
88
53%
8. WAD ASSOCIATES LTD.
84
69%
1. CANOPY PLANNING SERVICES LTD
175
85%
2. Happy Building
164
92%
3. Woodstock Design LTD
142
80%
Show all 8 rows
4. Planning Additions
120
71%
5. KJC Architects
90
81%
6. Quantum Architectural Designs
89
79%
7. Thalam
88
53%
8. WAD ASSOCIATES LTD.
84
69%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughSutton
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals208
Appeals allowed55 (26.4%)
Conditions / approval4.23
Local plan

The adopted Sutton Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Sutton planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Sutton’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Sutton grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (3,161 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.