Planning permission in Sutton
Planning permission in Sutton is decided by the London Borough of Sutton, which granted 92% of its 601 householder decisions in the latest four quarters. A householder application costs £548 in council fee. DrawingsDirect, MCIAT chartered architectural technologists, draws and submits yours for a fixed fee from £745.
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Sutton's householder decisions in numbers
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026), counts 601 householder decisions for Sutton across 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, prior approvals included, and 92% were granted. All application types together came to 879 decisions.
Sutton's council area includes Cheam, Carshalton, Wallington and Sutton town itself, so a single borough figure averages very different streets. Read it as context only.
Who decides, and how fast
Applications for homes in the borough go to Sutton Council. Excluding prior approvals, 95% of its householder decisions came within 8 weeks over the same four quarters (our analysis of table PS2), and 8 weeks is the period article 34 of the Development Management Procedure Order sets for an application that is not major development.
For the stages in order, from drawings to validation to decision, see our guide to getting planning permission.
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026) covers 139 householder appeals decided for Sutton from 2021 to 2026. 41% were allowed, and across all appeal types 33% were allowed.
Checking your house before you commit to a design
The MHCLG Planning Data Platform lists 15 entries on the national register of conservation areas for Sutton (our analysis of its bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026). Use Sutton Council's own conservation area map for your address; the conservation area guide explains what changes if you are inside one.
A measured survey of the existing house comes first in every project. Our floor plans in Sutton page shows what that stage produces.
Appeal outcomes since 2021
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026) covers 139 householder appeals decided for Sutton from 2021 to 2026. 41% were allowed, and across all appeal types 33% were allowed. That is a past record and not a forecast, and an appeal is slower than a well-prepared first application.
Budget: £548 plus our fixed fee
From 1 April 2026 the council's householder application fee is £548. Our fixed fee for householder planning drawings, covering the survey, drawings, design statement and submission, starts at £745, on the pricing page. A Design and Access Statement is required for major development, some development in conservation areas and listed building consent applications, per the government's guidance on making an application.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for householder planning drawings (survey, drawings, design statement, submission), from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| £548 | Fees for planning applications in England from 1 April 2026 (MHCLG, SI 2012/2920 as annually indexed), category 6(1): householder application for the enlargement, improvement or alteration of a single dwellinghouse (source wording: £548) | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| Design and Access Statement | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 030: a Design and Access Statement is required for major development, some development in conservation areas and World Heritage Sites, and listed building consent applications | www.gov.uk |
| 601 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 92% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 95% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 139 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 41% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 15 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 879 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 33% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: "8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following that on which the application is received") | www.legislation.gov.uk |
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