News There is a lot going on in Sutton at the moment – some highlights: HERITAGE EVENTS: The Sutton Town Centre Heritage Action Zone partnership has organised a week-long schedule of free events from 16-22 September 2019, for all age groups to take part. This coincides with a number of events planned as part of … [Read more…]
Next meeting 7.30-9.00pm on 25 September 2019 at TAZZA A General Meeting of the Sutton Civic Society will be held on Wednesday 25 September 2019 7:30pm – 9pm at Tazza, 188 High St, Sutton SM1 1NR AGENDA Welcome and introductions Invited guest speakers: (a)Tamsin Ward, Oli and Rebecca from Kingston & Sutton Highways and Transport … [Read more…]
GoSutton is a 12-month bus trial brought to you by Transport for London & ViaVan, operated by Go-Ahead London. It’s an on-demand bus that lets customers request a ride, select their pick-up and drop-off points and pay directly through an app (for iPhone or Android). GoSutton takes multiple passengers heading in the same direction and … [Read more…]
Planning inspector’s advice on Sutton Local Plan On 19 October 2017, David Smith, the Planning Inspector who has held the recent hearings about the emerging Sutton Local Plan, published his advice on amendments needed to the local plan to make it sound. A full copy is available here. Summary of comments In summary, the Inspector … [Read more…]
On 4 September 2017, Sutton Architects Harp & Harp submitted a planning application to convert and re-open the toilet block on Sutton Green as a café, on behalf of Gusto Fino (who operate the central library café). Although there will be more limited provision of public conveniences, they are to be maintained and kept open … [Read more…]
The next meeting of the Sutton Civic Society will take placed in the upstairs room at the Robin Hood pub, 52 West St, Sutton SM1 1SH (map here) on Thursday 26 October 2017 between 7.00pm and 8.30pm. All are very welcome. Agenda: Welcome and introductions Guest speaker Incorporation and registration of the Society Report on Heritage … [Read more…]
The town of Sutton is our home. It is on a major commuter train interchange of the borders of Greater London and Surrey. Historic England has recognised the enormous pressure for a rapid development of Sutton, designating the town centre in 2017 as a “Heritage Action Zone”. We also recognise that Sutton is now at a … [Read more…]