Planning application · Sutton
DM2023/01839.
79 - 85 Beddington Lane Beddington Sutton CR0 4TH
Full / Other Planning at 79 - 85 Beddington Lane Beddington Sutton CR0 4TH, received 5 Dec 2023 — refused on 14 May 2025 by committee.
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Refused
Outcome
14 May 2025
75 wks
Decision time
67 wks over the 8-week target
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Conditions
not captured
141
Documents
141 linked
241
Objections
0 in support
Yes
Appeal
Appeal In Progress
Record from the Sutton planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application
What is it?
Demolition of derelict building and erection of an Anaerobic Digestion Facility, comprising a main waste processing building, tank farm, odour control unit, CHP engine, carbon capture and gas upgrading infrastructure, a two-storey administration and amenity building, weighbridges with associated gatehouses, provision of vehicle ramp, car and refuse collection fleet parking, two points of access off Beddington Lane and highway improvement works to Beddington Lane, hard and soft landscaping, surface and foul water drainage infrastructure and provision of fencing, gating, cycle store, smoking shelter and electrical / gas sub-stations.
Reference
DM2023/01839
Type
Full Application
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
CR0 4TH
Ward
Council
Received
5 Dec 2023
Validated
19 Jan 2024
Target date
27 Mar 2025
Decision date
14 May 2025
Decision route
Planning committee
Status
Application Refused
Council register
Reference
DM2023/01839
Type
Full Application
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
CR0 4TH
Ward
Council
Received
5 Dec 2023
Validated
19 Jan 2024
Target date
27 Mar 2025
Decision date
14 May 2025
Decision route
Planning committee
Status
Application Refused
Council register
Documents
What was filed?
Document
Published
View
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Decision
What happened?
Refused on 14 May 2025, determined by the planning committee — 75 weeks from submission (67 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
5 Dec 2023
Application received
19 Jan 2024
Application validated
27 Mar 2025
Statutory target date
14 May 2025
Committee decision: Refused
Appeal
Appeal In Progress
5 Dec 2023
Application received
19 Jan 2024
Application validated
27 Mar 2025
Statutory target date
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14 May 2025
Committee decision: Refused
Appeal
Appeal In Progress
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The proposed development fails to deliver safe and suitable access for HGVs to enter and egress
from the site. The proposed layout creates the risk of conflicts within the site, as well as the risk of
collision with plant storing explosive substances. Consequently, the proposal is contrary to Policy
T7(G) and D11(c) of the London Plan 2021, Policy 36 of the Sutton Local Plan 2018, Policy
WP5(C)(viii) and (x) of the South London Waste Plan 2022, and NPPF 115(b).
2
The proposed development would give rise to a significant and unacceptable impact on the
transport network through materially increasing the number of HGV movements. In seeking to justify
that impact the applicant adopts a flawed approach of comparing those impacts against the impacts
predicted to arise from a different consented development (under Ref: DM2018/01865). That
development does not represent a fall-back position as there is no reasonable prospect of that
development being carried out, and in any event limited weight should be attached to that
permission even if it were a material consideration. Against the 'do nothing' scenario, the impacts
from this proposal are significant and unacceptable. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy T4
of the London Plan 2021, Policy 36 of the Sutton Local Plan 2018, Policy WP5(C)(viii) of the South
London WastePlan 2022, and NPPF paragraph 116.
3
The proposed development will give rise to residual effects on odour to the detriment of sensitive
receptors, such as pedestrians, schools, and dwellings. Odour will be emitted from food wastes
transported on roads within residential areas on route to the site. These emissions were not
identified or assessed by the applicant. Existing pollution control regimes are not reasonably
capable of regulating them either. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SI8(E)(4) of the
London Plan 2021, Policy 29(f) of the Sutton Local Plan 2018, Policy WP5(C)(iv), (vi) and (xi) of the
South London Waste Plan 2022, and NPPF paragraphs 135(f) and 198.
1
The proposed development fails to deliver safe and suitable access for HGVs to enter and egress
from the site. The proposed layout creates the risk of conflicts within the site, as well as the risk of
collision with plant storing explosive substances. Consequently, the proposal is contrary to Policy
T7(G) and D11(c) of the London Plan 2021, Policy 36 of the Sutton Local Plan 2018, Policy
WP5(C)(viii) and (x) of the South London Waste Plan 2022, and NPPF 115(b).
2
The proposed development would give rise to a significant and unacceptable impact on the
transport network through materially increasing the number of HGV movements. In seeking to justify
that impact the applicant adopts a flawed approach of comparing those impacts against the impacts
predicted to arise from a different consented development (under Ref: DM2018/01865). That
development does not represent a fall-back position as there is no reasonable prospect of that
development being carried out, and in any event limited weight should be attached to that
permission even if it were a material consideration. Against the 'do nothing' scenario, the impacts
from this proposal are significant and unacceptable. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy T4
of the London Plan 2021, Policy 36 of the Sutton Local Plan 2018, Policy WP5(C)(viii) of the South
London WastePlan 2022, and NPPF paragraph 116.
3
The proposed development will give rise to residual effects on odour to the detriment of sensitive
receptors, such as pedestrians, schools, and dwellings. Odour will be emitted from food wastes
transported on roads within residential areas on route to the site. These emissions were not
identified or assessed by the applicant. Existing pollution control regimes are not reasonably
capable of regulating them either. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SI8(E)(4) of the
London Plan 2021, Policy 29(f) of the Sutton Local Plan 2018, Policy WP5(C)(iv), (vi) and (xi) of the
South London Waste Plan 2022, and NPPF paragraphs 135(f) and 198.
Policies cited
Sutton Local Plan 36NPPFT4NPPF para 116NPPF para 135
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Public response
Measure
Count
Objections
241
In support
0
Total comments
241
Objections
241
In support
0
Total comments
241
People
Who is involved?
Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent as stated on the application
Case officer (report to committee)
Determined at committee
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent as stated on the application
Case officer (report to committee)
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Determined at committee
Place
What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.