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Top story Sutton Council Must Switch to a Cabinet by May 2027 A new law ends Sutton's committee system, in place since 2012. A cabinet takes over in May 2027, and the council has until 29 June 2027 to make the switch. · 4 min read

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Council Sutton Set to Write Off £159,900 Throwley Yard Debt Councillors will be asked on 5 October to write off £159,900 owed by Throwley Yard's failed cinema operator. A new tenant was approved in June but is unnamed. · 4 min read Council Sutton PSPO: Dogs Out of Overton Park, Fines Up to £500 Sutton's 17 drinking orders end on 20 October. A single borough-wide order would add dog, riding, loudspeaker and barbecue rules, with fines up to £500. · 7 min read Council Sutton Council Budget Gap: £13.6m Next Year, £36.5m by 2030 Sutton Council faces a £13.6m gap in 2027/28 and £36.5m by 2029/30, before any council tax rise. A 4.99% rise would raise about £7.5m a year. · 5 min read Planning Worcester Park Burial Ground: Planners Back 8 Flats Officers recommend eight flats on a former convent burial ground off Carters Close, despite 23 objections. Councillors decide at 7pm on 7 October. · 5 min read Planning 10-Bed HMOs in Wallington and Hackbridge Backed by Planners Officers back 10-bed HMOs at 16 Onslow Gardens and 1 Hackbridge Road. The Wallington house is semi-detached; the Local Plan asks for detached. · 5 min read Crime Sutton Crime Figures: Burglary Down 14%, Shoplifting Up 10% Sutton recorded 16,601 crimes in the year to July 2026, up 2.1%. Shoplifting tripled in The Wrythe while burglary fell 14%. Every ward, ranked. · 7 min read Transport Sutton Station Audio Guide Launched, Walk-Through on 15 Oct A free spoken guide to Sutton station for blind and partially sighted passengers is online now. Guided station walks run on 15 October; book by the 13th. · 3 min read Business Sutton Supplier Directory Opens to Local Firms: How to Join Sutton's new free directory matches local firms with developers such as Berkeley and Lovell. Registration is by email, and no contract is guaranteed. · 3 min read Licensing Taste of Ceylon Wallington: Licence Review, £90,000 Penalty Immigration Enforcement wants Sutton to review Taste of Ceylon's licence: four of five workers had no right to work. Comments close 14 October. · 6 min read Social care Sutton Care Home Admissions Up to 130 as CQC Rules Tighten Sutton moved 130 older people into permanent care last year, up from 103. Its own scorecard rates that red as tougher CQC rules land with no new money. · 6 min read Council Sutton Pension Fund Tops £1bn and Is 114% Funded Sutton's pension fund passed £1 billion for the first time, rising £102m to £1,081m. A 114% funding level has already cut what the council and schools pay in. · 4 min read Schools Devonshire Primary Sutton: Intake to Be Cut to 60 Sutton wants to cut Devonshire Primary's reception intake from 90 to 60 for September 2027. Births are down 548 a year and 360 reception places sit empty. · 5 min read SEND Sutton SEND Inspection: Systemic Failings on Dysphagia Ofsted and the CQC found systemic failings in Sutton's SEND partnership. Papers for 24 September say dysphagia waits have fallen from six months to four weeks. · 6 min read Roadworks Sutton High Street Closure Extended to Sunday 27 Sept SGN now says the High Street will not reopen until Sunday 27 September, a week later than billed. The gas work is ahead; the delay is resurfacing. · 5 min read House prices Sutton House Prices: Terraces Hit a Record £464,085 Terraced homes in Sutton averaged a record £464,085 in July and semis £657,577, both the highest since 1995. Flats fell 1.6%. The borough average is £452,654. · 5 min read Charity Sutton Rugby Clubs on 60-Club Charity Ride, 21-26 Sept Rob Shotton is cycling to 60 London rugby clubs in six days, towing a water butt for mental health charity LooseHeadz. Two borough clubs are on the route. · 4 min read Data Sutton Claimant Count Rises to 4,755, Well Below London Sutton's claimant count rose by 130 in August to 4,755, or 3.5% of working-age residents. London's rate is 5.5%, and only five boroughs are lower than Sutton. · 4 min read Transport Sutton Ranks 30th of 33 London Boroughs on Healthy Streets Sutton scores 1.79 out of 10 on the 2026 Healthy Streets Scorecard, unchanged and 30th of 33. Bus priority reaches 4.1% of routes. One measure is London's best. · 6 min read Planning Former Argos, Sutton: Three Shops Become One Big Unit The council approved a change on 2 September turning the ground floor of 219-227 High Street into one large shop. The applicant is a food retail company. · 5 min read Housing Sutton Temporary Accommodation: 1,142 Households 1,142 Sutton households were in temporary accommodation in June, 590 in emergency places. Councillors see the figures on Tuesday, with re-lets over target. · 5 min read Planning Sutton Planning Committee Loses Most Decisions on 31 Oct From 31 October an officer must decide householder and small housing applications in Sutton. Bigger ones reach the committee only if two named people agree. · 5 min read Roadworks Sutton High Street Shuts Monday, for a Week Not Five SGN closes the Burnell Road junction from Monday 14 September and now reopens it on the 20th. Its own page said 18 October all through August. · 5 min read Licensing Sutton McDonald's Bids to Open 24/7, Comments Close 9 Oct The High Street restaurant wants late night refreshment to 5am and the delivery-only rule dropped. Comments close 9 October, and the council's link is broken. · 6 min read Council Sutton Wins National Nature Award for Planning Decisions Sutton beat four councils to the Planning for Nature Recovery Award on 8 September. Its own report shows what Policy 26 asks of developers, and what is missing. · 7 min read Planning Sutton B&Q Site: 28-Storey Tower, 90 Fewer Affordable Homes Berkeley wants 149 more homes on the old B&Q site and a 28-storey tower. Affordable homes fall from 355 to 265. The council's deadline is 6 October. · 5 min read Beddington Beddington Farmlands: No Single End Date for Restoration The revised plan sets no single completion date. Each phase gets its own deadline, and the 2025 breach notice stays live until the legal agreement is signed. · 5 min read Council Sutton Street Light Reports: Bad Reply Stays Until 2027 Sutton accepts its automated 'issue closed' reply on street light reports is not acceptable, but will not replace it until the end of March 2027. · 5 min read Council Sutton Neighbourhood Fund: £295,128 Left to Allocate Sutton has £295,128 of developer money still to allocate. The Neighbourhood Fund project lists go to local committees this autumn, starting in Carshalton on Tuesday. · 5 min read What's On Sutton Heritage Open Days: One Venue, Open 12 Sept The borough has one entry in the national festival: Cheam's Lumley Chapel, free and staffed all day on 12 September. Four more sit just over the boundary. · 6 min read What's On Beddington Farmlands: 4 Free Walks, 12 and 23 Sept The warden and the bird group open the site for four free guided walks. Places must be booked, all are 18 plus, and two tours cover the pending planning bid. · 5 min read Planning Belmont Mosque Plan Withdrawn After 2,712 Comments The former ambulance station scheme was withdrawn on 24 August. The register logs 1,631 objections, 1,079 letters of support, and an enforcement case still open. · 5 min read Schools Sutton Schools Go Back: 3, 4 or 7 September 2026 The council's term dates say 2 September. Of 12 Sutton schools we checked, one had any pupils in. Most also take two weeks off in October, not one. · 5 min read Food hygiene Sutton Food Hygiene: 39 Below a 3, and 16 Are Shops Three in four rated Sutton venues hold a 5. Of the 39 scoring below 3, sixteen are shops. Nine of those ratings have stood for over a year. · 5 min read Planning Beddington Farmlands: 61 Objections, Officers Say Yes Councillors decide tonight whether 12.6 hectares of promised acid grassland can be dropped at Beddington Farmlands. Officers say yes. 61 of 65 comments object. · 6 min read Business Fat Phill's Sutton: Dutch Burger Chain Takes 96-98 High St Dutch burger chain Fat Phill's has taken 96-98 High Street. Sutton's food register lists it awaiting first inspection, and the brand publishes hours to 11pm. · 2 min read Licensing Sutton Licence Applications: 3 Deadlines, One Dead Link Three Sutton premises licence applications are open for comment, closing between 16 and 29 September. The council's link to the Cheam one does not work. Here it is. · 4 min read Business Bar + Block Sutton Closes to the Public on 3 September The St Nicholas Way steakhouse shuts to the public on Thursday 3 September, and so does every other Bar + Block. Premier Inn guests keep breakfast and evening meals. · 4 min read Licensing Sutton High Street 5am Licence Bid Cut Back to 2am The 292 High Street application has dropped 5am closing. It now asks for 1am Sunday to Thursday and 2am on Friday and Saturday. Comments still close on 16 September. · 5 min read Sport Sutton United Win All 3: Wealdstone at Home 31 August Nine points from three games, six goals scored and one conceded, plus a shootout win over Leicester under-21s. Next at home: Wealdstone, Monday 31 August, 3pm. · 3 min read Planning Elm Grove Sutton: 276 Homes, 8 Conditions Undecided Construction of 276 homes was due to start this summer. Eight condition applications are still undecided, five of them lodged with the council on 25 June. · 5 min read Community Sutton United Women: Fan Cycles to Every Away Game Sarah Aitchison is cycling to every Sutton United Women away league match this season. The fundraiser has reached £610 of its £1,000 target from 21 donations. · 3 min read Business Zano Controls: £3.3m shortfall, Sutton Council owed £14,586 The Carshalton firm's statement of affairs leaves nothing for unsecured creditors. Nine staff are owed £330,956, HMRC £650,844 and the council £14,586. · 5 min read Schools Sutton GCSE Results 2026: 73.3% Got 5 Passes, by School Sutton's GCSE pass rate rose to 73.3%, but its English and maths measure fell. Every school figure published, and why a borough average here is not what it looks like. · 7 min read House prices Sutton House Prices: £446,775 as 19 London Boroughs Fell Sutton's average home reached £446,775 in June, up 0.4% in a year while London fell 2.5%. Only 14 of 33 boroughs rose. Prices by type, and how the neighbours compare. · 4 min read Licensing Shah's Halal Sutton: Not Open, Licence Hearing 9 October Shah's Halal at 292 High Street, Sutton is still Opening Soon. Its 1am and 2am late licence faces a council hearing on 9 October after two resident objections. · 11 min read What's On Carshalton EcoFair 31 August: £10 Entry, Free Buses Adult entry stays £10, under-12s free, at Carshalton Park on Monday 31 August, 10.30am to 8pm. Two free bus routes run every 30 minutes; a third has been cut. · 6 min read Community Sutton Community Awards 2026: Nominate by 18 September Nominations for the ten 2026 Sutton Community Awards close at midnight on Friday 18 September. Every category, how to enter, and the new Marian James award. · 5 min read Roadworks Sutton High Street Junction Shuts 14 Sept: Gas Job Dates SGN shuts the Burnell Road and High Street junction from 14 September. Updated 12 September: SGN now says it reopens on the 20th, not 18 October. · 6 min read Schools Sutton Ofsted 2026: Nonsuch and Glenthorne Take Top Grades Seven Sutton borough schools now have new-style Ofsted report cards. Nonsuch, Glenthorne and Cheam Common Infants' each took an Exceptional; one school has two areas needing attention. Every grade, school by school. · 8 min read Education Sutton A Level Results 2026: 89% at A*-C, school by school Sutton's early A level figures show 89% of grades at A* to C, against 78.1% across England. What each school published, and the numbers that do not compare. · 6 min read Education Sutton GCSE Results Day: 20 August, enrolment and appeals GCSE results land in Sutton on Thursday 20 August. Collection times, sixth form enrolment dates, the 24 September appeal deadline and the November resit dates. · 4 min read Licensing Cheam Sports Club licence bid: comment by 28 August Cheam Sports Club wants a premises licence for alcohol until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays and outdoor music to 10pm. Residents can comment until 28 August. · 4 min read Business Zano Controls in liquidation after 16 years in Carshalton Carshalton LED dimming firm Zano Controls entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 4 August. What the official record shows for customers and creditors. · 2 min read Transport Belmont station upgrade starts this autumn, lasts 7 months Part of Belmont Park closes and the platform grows by 45 metres from this autumn, in seven months of work meant to double Belmont's trains by the end of 2027. · 4 min read Environment Sutton £1,000 green grants close 30 September: how to apply Sutton groups and individuals can claim up to £1,000 from Veolia's Sustainability Fund by Wednesday 30 September. Six local projects shared £5,000 last year. · 3 min read