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
- Proposals Map
- Site-Specific Proposals Schedule
- Northern Olympic Fringe Area Action Plan
- Blackhorse Lane Area Action Plan
- Walthamstow Town Centre Area Action Plan
- North London Joint Waste Plan
- Site Specific Allocations DPD
Interim Planning Policy Documents
- Dwelling Conversions (adopted November 2008)
- Blackhorse Lane IPPF
- Walthamstow Town Centre Master Plan and IPPF
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
- Residential Extensions & Alterations (Consultation stage - April 2009)
- Character Assessments & Urban Design (Consultation stage - April 2009)
- Section 106 Planning Obligations (adopted November 2008)
- Hot Food Take Aways (Consultation period ended on 8 December 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 Team
Environment and Regeneration
Fir Tree House
Waltham Forest Town Hall Complex
Forest Road
London E17 4JF
tel 020 8496 3000
email planning.policy@walthamforest.gov.uk
