Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

 

Neighbourhood Fund - 2025

Please watch this space as we will be advertising our Neighbourhood Fund 2025 dates very soon. We anticipate opening the project bidding round in April, with a public consultation over the summer.

If you haven't already, please use the email sign-up form to be kept up-to-date with Neighbourhood Fund news, updates and future consultations.

 

Neighbourhood Fund - 2024

We are delighted to announce the successful projects that will be funded from the Neighbourhood Fund 2024.

Projects awarded funding:

Project Name	Brief Project Description
Sutton Ecology Centre Repair and Restoration of Pond-Dipping Platform	Repairing the pond platform at Sutton Ecology Centre to allow it to be reopened
Roundshaw Playing Fields Football Floodlights	Install floodlights to facilitate football training for a wide range of players
Community Spring Bulb Planting	Volunteers representing a range of groups including Park Friends and Resident Associations will plant a variety of approximately 40,000 spring bulbs across the borough
Breast Pump Hire Scheme from Health Visiting Team	Startup costs for the Health Visiting Team’s breast pump hire scheme
Sutton's Summer of Stories	London Borough of Sutton Cultural Services working with local practitioners to provide a free children’s literature festival during July-August 2025
Oaks Park Bakehouse	Refurbish the Bakehouse of the old Oaks Mansion to preserve it as a heritage asset and turn it into a small information and visitor centre for the park. This would complement the Friends of Oaks Park’s work remarking the chalk outline of the mansion
Honeywood Mice Sensory and Music Playgroup	Providing 56 weekly music, art and play sessions for babies 0-3, with art activities for parents/grandparents/carers that run in tandem. Free at point of use.
School Air Quality Audit and Engagement	Sutton Council working with school leadership to come up with a suite of measures which will improve air quality within and around schools. Sustrans providing engagement activities in the school
FlowerGrid Project	Asian Resource Centre of Croydon working with Duffus Community Foundation to provide an initial six week programme of free nutrition workshops, diabetes education and yoga/pilates sessions in St Nicholas Centre
The Diamond Centre 'Pony Corner'	Providing a stable area for non-ridden equine activities, designed to cater for the needs of all clients
Cuddington Rec Playground Improvements	Replace the dilapidated multi use play unit and the old play panels at Cuddington Rec playground
Sutton Cemetery Chapel Improvements	Repair and repaint the damp walls of the chapel where paint is bubbling and flaking. Replace the inadequate, uncomfortable seat pads on the wooden pews and seating. New carpet to replace one which is over 20 years old
Sutton United Foundation Community Garden	New community garden for local residents to get involved with, including a wildlife-friendly flower bed and an untended wildlife zone
Rosehill Park West Toilet Upgrade	Invest in two vandal-proof sink units to complement other anti-vandalism measures
Sutton Green Swings Replacement	Replace the failing junior swings at Sutton Green with a two bay swing unit with inclusive seats and potentially a basket swing
Rosehill Park West Overflow Car Park	To resurface the left hand side of the overflow car park to match the recently resurfaced right hand side
Belmont Park MUGA Repainting and Surface Colouring	Repaint and colour the surfacing in the Multi Use Games Area
Sparrow Farm to Nonsuch Mansion Replacement Pathway	Excavating the existing footway and laying a new surface with a pre-cast edge, adding topsoil and grass seed around the path
Cheam Rec Path Flooding Prevention	Build a grass bank (bund) along the edge of the gravel path to the cafe to prevent the water from running onto the path and around the cafe. Arrange a camera survey of the drains to check that there is no damage or blockage. Jet clean of drains to remove buildup of sand.
Roundshaw Park Playground Fencing	Replace the remaining wooden fencing with metal bow top fencing
Cheam Rec Tennis Court Refurbishment	Repaint lines and colour the courts’ surface; replace the worn-out nets
Cheam Rec Replacement Outdoor Gym Equipment	Replacing two worn-out items of outdoor gym equipment and installing rubber mulch surface around all the equipment
Cheam Rec Surfacing Under Cafe Picnic Tables	Add surfacing around the picnic tables to level the ground
Sensory Garden at Hill House	Develop the Community Garden by turning an unloved corner into a sensory garden, purchasing a new lawnmower and establishing a wormery
Green Wrythe Lane Allotments Rainwater Harvesting for Irrigation	Providing approx. 30 plastic water butts for plots; reconnecting one existing dip tank to the main water supply
Poulter Park Knee Rail Fencing	Install knee rail along access road at Poulter Park
Dale Park Playground Replacement Inclusive Items	Install an inclusive roundabout and other inclusive play items at Dale Park Playground to replace worn-out equipment, this may include sensory boards, a musical item or basket seats
The Grove Water Mill Replacement Railings	Replace broken wooden fence with two metre high railings
Carshalton Park The Grotto Repairs	Carefully remove graffiti from the Grade II Listed Grotto and repair a damaged section of brickwork
Carshalton Bowling Club Fencing Replacement	Replace broken fencing at rear of the bowling club and increase the height of three gates
Tree Planting on Woodmansterne Lane	Replace three street trees
Roundshaw Park Replacement Skate Ramp	To install a quarter pipe in the skating area at Roundshaw Park, replacing the half pipe that was previously removed
Sutton Opportunity Pre-School Sensory Garden and Play Area	Levelling out and surfacing outdoor area to make it accessible for play; planting of sensory garden
St Mary's Field Gate Replacement	Replace the missing main entrance gate on Bute Road
Beddington Park Allotments Water System	Improvements to the water system at Beddington Park Allotments
Demesne Road Allotment Water System	Upgrade the water system at Demesne Allotments to manage the demand from an increased number of active plots
Refurbishment and Accessibility Improvements for “Challenging Play” Area	Installing a handrail with a low fence up the steep pathway, levelling uneven ground, and adding more pebbles to the safety floor around the climbing rocks; purchasing more risk taking apparatus, e.g. balance beams, den building equipment, small climbing wall
Roundshaw Park Replacement Outdoor Gym Equipment	Install three gym items at Roundshaw Park to replace worn-out items
Elm Ponds Desilting	To remove a large build up of silt from Elm Pond which will allow for two new pumps to be fitted (funded separately)
Roundshaw Park New Paths	1) Adding a path following well-trodden route from Lindbergh Road to the path by the playground, 2) Adding a second path from Mollison Drive to the top park entrance on Foresters Drive
Woodcote Green Heritage Board	Replace damaged heritage information board

Thank you very much again for your support by putting forward projects, spreading the word, responding to consultations and providing feedback on recommendations.

We will move forward to releasing funds so that the projects can get underway. We are also looking ahead to next year: we will be inviting full project applications from next April, but in the meantime we are happy to talk with anyone who has a project in mind. Please feel free to get in touch or let others know about the Neighbourhood Fund.

If you have questions about the Neighbourhood Fund that are not answered on our overview page, or if you have a query about a project idea for next year, please feel free to contact our team via email at planningobligations@sutton.gov.uk or via our enquiries form.

Get involved

If you would like to sign up for our email updates, news on existing projects and reminders about our consultations please enter your details on our email sign-up form.

If you would like to discuss a project with us prior to applying, or you just require some guidance or project support, please feel free to email us at planningobligations@sutton.gov.uk

Neighbourhood Fund - Previous years

Over the previous years we have funded some excellent and exciting project ideas, we would like to thank everyone has been involved in helping us so far.

If you would like to see a full list of all of the approved projects from previous years please visit our Project Monitoring page. You can filter the Category to 'Neighbourhood Zone Allocations' for Neighbourhood Fund projects. We will also be updating the Project Monitoring page with photos and updates as each project progresses towards completion.

Other funding for public space improvements

If you have an idea for a small-scale project to improve your local area, you may be able to access funding via the Public Realm programme. 

Public Realm grants are typically for smaller projects which improve public spaces in Sutton (e.g. seating, trees and signs) in comparison to the Neighbourhood Fund which is for larger projects which help to address the extra demands that development (e.g. more housing) can place on local areas.

For more information about Public Realm, including guidance and details on when and how to apply, please view our webpage, and see the heading 'funding to improve public spaces section'.