Sutton Council have rejected plans to introduce measures cracking down on houses being turned into flats, despite public appeal.

Nearly a hundred Wallington residents signed a petition asking the authority to introduce a rule which would mean developers would have to apply for planning permission to convert homes into ‘houses in multiple occupation’.

At a meeting last week, Strategic Planning Manager Dean James said the authority would not be introducing new measures, but added the council would be looking into a wider solution for the whole of Sutton.