Architect wins planning for ‘net zero’ south London tower twice height of council plan

By Jim Dunton2021-04-07T05:00:00

Wimshurst Pelleriti’s Sutton proposals for PA Housing

Sutton block reuses basement of former commercial unit to deliver 113 homes

Wimshurst Pelleriti has been granted planning permission for a 20-storey residential tower in the centre of Sutton, south London, even though its proposals are twice the height specified by the local authority masterplan for the area.

Planning officers said the scheme, for 113 “affordable” apartments ranging from studios to three-bed units, boasted design of an “exceptional standard” that justified its departure from Sutton’s town centre masterplan. The document sanctioned eight to 10 storeys for the site.

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