More than 1,000 flats could soon replace a South London B&Q.

If approved, the new development will be the largest in Sutton’s town centre.

Plans for new homes across eight buildings, including a 21-storey tower, have been lodged with Sutton Council by developer St George.

The development is being called Chalk Gardens in a nod to the area’s history as a chalk quarry.

If approved, it would see the B&Q in Sutton Court Road demolished to make way for 1,015 new flats.

Sutton Council has already approved plans for four other tall buildings close to the proposed new development which are between 18 and 22-storeys tall.

Out of the homes, 666 would be up for private sale with the remaining will be offered as affordable homes.

The plans include 126 car parking spaces and more than 1,750 cycle parking spaces.

Construction of the new flats would take 10 years to complete and the developers expected this will create an average of 200 construction jobs with up to 290 at “peak construction”.

As well as new homes, the plans include space for new shops as well as public garden and children’s play areas at the centre of the site.

For residents, there will be rooftop gardens and communal spaces within the blocks.

A planning statement reads: “St George’s vision for Sutton’s largest single ownership town centre site is to create a landscape led master plan, to breath new green and vibrant open space back into Sutton Metropolitan Town Centre creating links to Manor Park opposite, the town’s only other major green open space.

“The new landscaped gardens, including the large public open space known as Chalk Green, named after the Chalk Pit within which the site sits.”

Public consultation on the plans is open until February 16, which can be found by searching DM2022/01764 on the council’s planning portal.

A decision on the application is expected to be made by April 10.