The latest planning application for the extended use of flood lights from Carshalton Athletic Football Club off Colston Avenue, Carshalton, is now in at the Council’s planning office, this is no. C2013/68432. You can look this up on the Sutton Council web site: www.sutton.gov.uk quoting the above number.

The planning application is for the use of floodlighting on Mondays to Saturdays up to 21.15 hours and on Sundays up to 18.00 hours apart from on 50 occasions (weekdays) when the floodlighting to be used up to 22.30 hours and 23.00 hours for cup games. (Variation of conditions 1, 2 and 3 attached to app. no. C2009/60729 which stated the floodlights shall be switched off 30 minutes after the final whistle but no later than 22.30 hours for league games and 23.00 hours for cup games, the use of the floodlights were limited to 120 matches per year and the use of the floodlights were limited to five times per year on Sundays. On these days the lights needed
to be switched off 30 minutes after the final whistle but no later than 18.30 hours).

Jill, Hamish and Alan certainly share many local residents’ concerns and we will do our best to ensure that local residents’ views are known to the council’s Development Control Committee in due course when the matter comes up for a decision. More in a future posting….