Have your say on planning guidance for home alterations

Image credit: Thorpe Crescent, Walthamstow - Syndicate West Architects 

We have developed new planning guidance, called a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), to help you make changes to your home and garden to make them more climate-friendly, comfortable, and energy efficient. 

You can have your say on the draft documents from Monday, 2 February 2026, until 5pm on Monday, 16 March 2026. You can find all the information and complete the survey, which takes about 10 to 15 minutes, on the Let’s Talk website.

You can also email your comments or any questions about the draft SPD to: spdconsultation@walthamforest.gov.uk(External link) or by post to: Place and Design Team, Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JF.

Consultation events

Come along to our drop-in sessions for the opportunity to speak with officers in more detail about the document:

• Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 2pm to 5pm at Chingford Library, The Green, Chingford, E4 7EN
• Thursday, 26 February 2026, 2pm to 5pm, Lea Bridge Library, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, E10 7HU
• Thursday, 5 March 2026, from 10am to 1pm, Walthamstow Library, High Street, London, E17 7JN

Ask an Architect event 

Wednesday 25 February 2026, 5pm to 7pm at Host of Leyton, 658 High Road, Leyton, E10 6JP

Join us for a special evening event with local architects featured in the document, where you can explore the guidance together and see how it could apply to an idea you have for your home.

Please note:

• the conversations at this event are for general guidance only and to help us refine the document
• they are not formal planning advice
• any guidance offered is given “without prejudice,” meaning it won’t influence or affect any future planning application you may make