Local Plan Part 1: Shaping the Borough 2020-2035

The Local Plan is the key planning document for the borough. It sets out the 15-year spatial vision, strategic objectives and planning policy framework for inclusive growth up to 2035. The policies contained within Local Plan Part 1 are used to shape developments and guide decisions on where, how much, and what kind of development is delivered in order to meets the borough’s needs and help deliver Mission Waltham Forest. 

Local Plan Part 1 includes policies on topics such as housing, climate change, green and blue infrastructure and built and natural heritage. 

The policies in Local Plan Part 1 are used by the Council to make decisions of planning applications for development, alongside other planning policies that may be relevant, such as those contained in Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations or the London Plan. You can read our guide to planning policy in the borough for more information. 

Local Plan Part 1: Shaping our Borough 2020 to 2035 was adopted on 29 February 2024.

• The Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1: Shaping our Borough 2020-2035 (PDF) 
• Local Plan Policies Map (February 2024( (PDF) 
• The Adoption Statement (PDF) 
• The Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement (PDF)