We are at the beginning of a new and exciting stage in the planning and future development of Waltham Forest. “Our Place in London” - the Sustainable Community Strategy for Waltham Forest gives us the foundations upon which to build a truly sustainable community for all of us to enjoy to the full.  Having developed the Community Strategy, we are now starting to prepare our Local Development Framework (LDF).  The LDF will take forward many of the key objectives of the Community Strategy and will interpret them spatially so that what happens on the ground best reflects what the local community wants to see in Waltham Forest.  Once adopted, the LDF will replace the current Unitary Development Plan (UDP) as the statutory development plan for the borough.  

The LDF will set out the guidelines for the spatial development in the borough in conformity with the London Plan and is made up of the following types of documents.

Development Plan Documents (DPDs)

  • LDF Core Strategy
  • Development Management Policies (Consultation stage - February 2009)
  • Proposals Map (Consultation stage - February 2010)
  • Site-Specific Proposals Schedule (Consultation stage - February 2009)
  • Northern Olympic Fringe Area Action Plan (Consultation stage - June 2009)
  • Blackhorse Lane Area Action Plan (Consultation stage - April 2009)
  • Walthamstow Town Centre Area Action Plan (Consultation stage - May 2009)
  • North London Joint Waste Plan

Interim Planning Policy Documents

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

  • Residential Extensions & Alterations (Consultation stage - April 2009)
  • Character Assessments & Urban Design (Consultation stage - April 2009)
  • Section 106 Planning Obligations
  • Hot Food Take Aways (Consultation stage - October 2008)

Other documents

  • The Local Development Scheme (LDS). This is the project plan for the LDF as a whole
  • The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) This sets out the standards the Council will achieve when involving our local community in the preparation, alteration and the review of local development documents and also in considering planning applications.
  • Annual Monitoring Reports (AMR) This report monitors the success of development plan policies – assessing the extent to which policies have been implemented and related national and local targets met.

Contact us

Spatial Planning
Environment and Regeneration
Sycamore House
Waltham Forest Town Hall Complex
Forest Road
London E17 4JF

tel 020 8496 3000
email planning.policy@walthamforest.gov.uk