Cllr. Alan Salter reports: “Sutton Council has recently received a major planning application no. C2013/67895/FUL for the change of use and conversion/alteration of the existing care home in Parker Close off Salisbury Road into six flats/houses plus a new two storey house on the site”.

Cllr. Jill Whitehead (pictured) adds: “The site is located between the back gardens of properties in Salisbury Road (even numbers), Blakehall Road (evens) and Carshalton Park Road (odds).”

The proposal is to divide the former care home into one 4-bedroomed, one 3-bedroomed with raised terrace area and four 2-bedroomed self contained dwellings.

The scheme includes alterations to existing elevations involving formation of three gable roofs and erection of a part one, part two storey two-bedroomed self contained dwelling with raised terrace area, all with associated car parking and refuse and cycle storage. You can refer to details of the application and comment upon the application by visiting the council’s web site at www.sutton.gov.uk using the reference C2013/67895/FUL.

Cllr. Hamish Pollock says: “Your three local councillors have recently met with some concerned residents in the vicinity of the site to listen to their concerns. We will ensure that local residents’ views are made known to the council’s Development Control Committee when the time comes for the application to be decided upon by the committee”. 

The date for the meeting of the committee is to be advised soon and residents in the immediate vicinity of the site should be notified by the Council’s planning department.