Brownfield land in London Borough of Sutton
London Borough of Sutton has published 103 brownfield sites on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 48.0 hectares with an estimated capacity of 6,431 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the London Borough of Sutton register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Former Felnex Trading Estate, 190 London Road, Hackbridge. SM6 7EL | 7.27 | — | permissioned |
| Durand Close Regeneration Scheme, Durand Close, Carshalton. SM5 2FH | 4.11 | — | permissioned |
| Redevelopment of Wandle Trading Estate, Technology Park and Riverside fronting Goat Road a | 2.45 | — | permissioned |
| B&Q Sutton | 2.25 | 799 | not yet |
| 1-72 Corbet Close, Hackbridge. SM6 7AP | 1.33 | — | permissioned |
| Sutton Station | 1.29 | 457 | not yet |
| Land Adjoining Hackbridge Station | 1.19 | 172 | not yet |
| Railway Approach Wallington | 1.13 | 255 | not yet |
Source: London Borough of Sutton brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the London Borough of Sutton register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 6,431 is what London Borough of Sutton thinks the register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register London Borough of Sutton
- Development sites for sale London Borough of Sutton
- How much brownfield land is there in London Borough of Sutton?
- Where can I build houses in London Borough of Sutton?
- London Borough of Sutton land availability assessment
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