Planning application
40 Lenham Road Sutton Sutton SM1 4BG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class C3 (HMO) to Class C2 (childrens home).
As published by the council, reference DM2025/00004
Application record
- Reference
- DM2025/00004
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Granted
- Received
- 3 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Sutton Central
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SM1 4BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jan 2025
Received by Sutton
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10 Feb 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Granted
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2 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Sutton granted permission on 6 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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