Last updated: 10 March 2023
Next review: 10 March 2024
Local Plan examination (LP1)
Before we can adopt our Local Plan, it goes through several stages of public consultation. It is also checked to make sure it complies with government policies and regulations. Finally, we submit it to the Secretary of State for independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
Further updates about the progress of the Examination will be posted on this webpage. If you have any queries in the meantime, please email the Programme Officer, Andrea Copsey at copseyandrea@gmail.com
More information about the progress of the Local Plan Examination will be posted on this webpage in due course.
Local Plan Examination Stage 2 Autumn 2022
The Council has undertaken further work to address the soundness issues highlighted in the Inspectors post hearing letter of 5 May 2022. This updated evidence is detailed below and comprises seven key documents and a Topic Paper which sets out how each issue raised has been addressed.
The Inspectors have now written their Further Matters, Issues and Questions relating to this updated evidence, which will form the basis of a new round of public consultation. The consultation will run from 5 December 2022 to 12 noon on 23 January 2023 and all consultation responses should directly address the questions in the inspectors' Further Matters, Issues and Questions.
Following this consultation, hearing sessions have been provisionally set to resume on Tuesday 7 March 2023 with further sessions on 8,9 and 10 of March 2023. These sessions will be held at Waltham Forest Town Hall.
Note: You are advised to contact the programme officer if there are any concerns with the draft programme.
- Consultation Letter - Examination in Public Stage 2 Consultation (PDF)
- Inspectors' Further Matters Issues and Questions (PDF)
- Examination Consultation Guidance Note (Amended 09/12/2022) (PDF)
- Examination Consultation Draft Programme (PDF)
- Local Plans: taking part in examinations (Link to Government guidance webpage)
Local Plan Hearing Session Documents and Agendas
Hearing Sessions Day 1
LPE67 Stage 2 Hearing Sessions: Council's Opening Statement (PDF)
Hearing Session Day 1: Matters 1 and 2 (PDF)
Hearing Sessions Day 2
LPE73 Authority Monitoring Report 2021-2022 (PDF)
Hearing Session Day 2: Matters 3 and 4 (PDF)
Hearing Sessions Day 3
Matter 6: Avison Young / London Hotel Group Briefing Note 543 Lea Bridge Road 090323
Hearing Session Day 3: Matters 5 and 6 (PDF)
Responses to Inspectors' Further Matters Issues and Questions
Matter 1: Duty to Cooperate and Other Legal Requirements
Council Response
Matter 1: Duty to Cooperate and Other Legal Requirements (PDF)
External Responses
Natural England (PDF)
TFL Property (PDF)
Waltham Forest Civic Society (PDF)
DADRA (Drysdale and District Residents Association) (PDF)
R Gillham Chingford Line Users Association / Highams Park Planning Group (PDF)
D Boote (PDF)
M Chrimes / Costa Coffee Group (PDF)
M Munday (PDF)
B O'Leary (PDF)
S Ritten (PDF)
A Stannard (PDF)
A Woodman (PDF)
Matter 2: Vision, Strategic Objectives, Sustainable Development
Council Response
Matter 2: Vision, Strategic Objectives, Sustainable Development (PDF)
External Responses
City of London Corporation (PDF)
Waltham Forest Conservative Councillors (PDF)
Waltham Forest Civic Society (PDF)
Highams Park Planning Group (PDF)
R Gillham Chingford Line Users Association / Highams Park Planning Group (PDF)
M Chrimes / Costa Coffee Group (PDF)
The Arch Company Properties / Turley (PDF)
Black Rock & Neat Developments / Turley (PDF)
J Avis (PDF)
D Boote (PDF)
R Cade (PDF)
J Cheyne (PDF)
H Green (PDF)
D Matson (PDF)
B O'Leary (PDF)
J Reades (PDF)
Matter 3: Housing, Land Supply and Borough-wide Housing Policies
Council Response
Matter 3: Housing, Land Supply and Borough-wide Housing Policies (PDF)
External Responses
City of London Corporation (PDF)
Waltham Forest Civic Society (PDF)
Highams Park Planning Group (PDF)
Waltham Forest Conservative Councillors (PDF)
The Arch Company Properties / Turley (PDF)
Aitch Group (PDF)
Black Rock & Neat Developments / Turley (PDF)
Silverwood Properties / Michael Burrows Associates (PDF)
J Avis (PDF)
D Boote (PDF)
J Gilbert (PDF)
H Green (PDF)
M Munday (PDF)
B O'Leary (PDF)
J Sterland (PDF)
Matter 4: Employment and the Vitality of Centres
Council Response
Matter 4: Employment and the Vitality of Centres (PDF)
External Responses
Greater London Authority (GLA) (PDF)
M Chrimes / Costa Coffee Group (PDF)
Black Rock & Neat Developments / Turley (PDF)
Prologis / Lichfields (PDF)
D Boote (PDF)
J Reades (PDF)
Matter 5: The Environment, Climate Change, Pollution and Waste Management
Council Response
Matter 5: The Environment, Climate Change, Pollution and Waste Management (PDF)
External Responses
Environment Agency (PDF)
Transport for London (TfL) Property (PDF)
Waltham Forest Civic Society (PDF)
Prologis / Knight Frank (PDF)
D Boote (PDF)
A Stannard (PDF)
C Weiss (PDF)
Matter 6: Built Environment Heritage and Design
Council Response
Matter 6: Built Environment Heritage and Design
External Responses
Greater London Authority (GLA) (PDF)
City of London Corporation (PDF)
Highams Park Planning Group (PDF)
R Gillham Chingford Line Users Association / Highams Park Planning Group (PDF)
Waltham Forest Civic Society (PDF)
DADRA (Drysdale and District Residents Association) (PDF)
Waltham Forest Conservative Councillors (PDF)
The Arch Company Properties / Turley (PDF)
Black Rock & Neat Developments / Turley (PDF)
The London Hotel Group / Avison Young (PDF)
J Avis (PDF)
D Boote (PDF)
R Cade (PDF)
J Cheyne (PDF)
D Matson (PDF)
B O'Leary (PDF)
I McGill (PDF)
K McGill (PDF)
J Reades (PDF)
K Schling (PDF)
A Stannard (PDF)
E Turner (PDF)
C Weiss (PDF)
Further External Responses
London Parks and Gardens (PDF)
Highams Residents Association (PDF)
T Buggins (PDF)
C De'Ath (PDF)
J De'Ath (PDF)
S De'Ath (PDF)
L Dodd (PDF)
B Frearson (PDF)
Dr R Gay (PDF)
T Golburn (PDF)
J Gilbert (PDF)
T Gray (PDF)
A Harber Kelly (PDF)
M Lane (PDF)
A Morris (PDF)
M Munday (PDF)
M Paul (PDF)
G Poulter (PDF)
J Poulter (PDF)
K Poulter (PDF)
I Rampton (PDF)
Y Sanders (PDF)
H Shah (PDF)
R Shah (PDF)
K Sheed (PDF)
A Stannard (PDF)
E Turner (PDF)
M Turpin (PDF)
S Wood (PDF)
Examination Documents
- LPE30 Examination Stage 2 Topic Paper
- LPE31 Updated Housing Trajectory (XLSX)
- LPE32 Updated 5 Year Housing Land Supply (PDF)
- LPE33 Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) Strategy (revised November 2022) (PDF)
- LPE34 Flood Risk Sequential Test Statement (PDF)
- LPE35 Air Quality Study 2 (PDF)
- LPE36 Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum
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LPE36.1 Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum (PDF)
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LPE36.2 Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum - Appendix A (XLSM)
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LPE36.3 Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum - Appendix B (PDF)
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LPE36.4 Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum - Appendix C (XLSM)
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- LPE37 Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Update
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LPE37.1 Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Report (PDF)
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LPE37.2 Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Policy Screening (XLXS)
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- LPE38 Statement of General Conformity with the London Plan (New) (PDF)
- LPE39 Statement of Common Ground with the Environment Agency (New) (PDF)
- LPE40 Joint Letter with Natural England (PDF)
- LPE41 Joint Letter with City of London Corporation (Conservators of Epping Forest) (PDF)
- LPE42 Joint Letter with Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
- LPE27 Statement of Common Ground with the GLA (Previously Published)
Borough-wide evidence
- LPE43 The 2019 Epping Forest Visitor Report (PDF)
- LPE44 Growth Capacity Study
- LPE44.1 Growth Capacity Study (2018) (also in the Evidence Base as EB6.2) (PDF)
- LPE44.2 Growth Capacity Study Full Database (2018) (XLSX)
- LPE45 Character and Intensification Study (also in the Evidence Base EB2.1) (PDF)
- LPE46 Skyline Study
- LPE46.1 Skyline Study November 2021: Introduction, Methodology and North Waltham Forest Sites (PDF)
- LPE46.2 Skyline Study November 2021: Central Waltham Forest Sites (PDF)
- LPE46.3 Skyline Study November 2021: South Waltham Forest Sites 1 (PDF)
- LPE46.4 Skyline Study November 2021: South Waltham Forest Sites 2 (PDF)
- LPE47 Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) and Infrastructure Delivery Schedule (IDS)
- LPE47.1 Executive Summary (also Key Submission Document KD12.1) (PDF)
- LPE47.2 Part 1: Introduction and Anticipated Growth to 2035 (also Key Submission Document KD12.1) (PDF)
- LPE47.3 Part 2: Physical Infrastructure (also Key Submission Document KD12.3) (PDF)
- LPE47.4 Part 3: Social and Community Infrastructure (also Key Submission Document KD12.4) (PDF)
- LPE47.5 Part 4: Green and Blue Infrastructure (also Key Submission Document KD12.5) (PDF)
- LPE47.6 Part 5: Funding, governance and delivery and appendices (also Key Submission Document KD12.6) (PDF)
- LPE47.7 Infrastructure Delivery Schedule (also Key Submission Document KD12.7) (PDF)
Area Specific Evidence
- LPE48 Leyton Leisure Centre Feasibility Study (PDF)
- LPE49 Leyton Bus Depot Feasibility Study (PDF)
- LPE50 Stanley Road Car Park Feasibility Study (PDF)
- LPE51 Walthamstow Town Centre Development Framework Brief (PDF)
- LPE52 Leyton Mills Development Framework (PDF)
- LPE53 Blackhorse Lane SIL Masterplan Stage 1 (Baseline Report) (PDF)
- LPE54 Blackhorse Lane SIL Masterplan Stage 2
- LPE54.1 Blackhorse Lane SIL Masterplan Stage 2: Part 1 (PDF)
- LPE54.2 Blackhorse Lane SIL Masterplan Stage 2: Part 2 (PDF)
- LPE54.3 Blackhorse Lane SIL Masterplan Stage 2: Part 3 (PDF)
- LPE55 Lea Bridge Area Framework (PDF)
- LPE56 Chingford Mount Town Centre Framework (PDF)
- LPE57 Leytonstone Town Centre Framework (PDF)
- LPE58 South Leytonstone Area Framework (PDF)
- LPE59 Forest Road Area Framework (PDF)
Whipps Cross planning application and supporting evidence
- LPE60 Whipps Cross Planning Application, Environmental Statement, Air Quality Chapter
- LPE60.1 Whipps Cross Air Quality Part 1 (PDF)
- LPE60.2 Whipps Cross Air Quality Part 2 (PDF)
- LPE60.3 Whipps Cross Air Quality Part 3 (PDF)
- LPE61 Whipps Cross Planning Application: ES non-technical Summary (PDF)
- LPE62 Whipps Cross Planning Application: Summary of Mitigation Measures and Residual Effects (PDF)
- LPE63 Whipps Cross Planning Application: Minutes of meeting with Natural England (PDF)
New Statement of Common Ground with Natural England
Website Links
External
Waltham Forest
- Waltham Forest: Local Plan (Submission to Planning Inspectorate)
- Waltham Forest: Local Plan Evidence Base
- Waltham Forest: Lea Bridge Area Framework
- Waltham Forest: Improvements to Markhouse Corner
- Waltham Forest: Leytonstone Town Centre Framework
- Waltham Forest: Chingford Mount Town Centre Framework
- Waltham Forest: South Leytonstone Area Framework
- Waltham Forest: Forest Road Corridor Area Framework
- Waltham Forest: Leyton Mills
- Waltham Forest: Blackhorse Lane Masterplan
Correspondence between Council and planning inspectors
1 December 2022
Council Response 1 December 2022 (PDF)
19 October 2022
Council response 19 October 2022 (PDF)
11 October 2022
Letter from the Inspectors to the Council 11 October 2022 (PDF)
29 September 2022
Submission Letter from the Council to the Inspectors 29 September 2022 (PDF)
06 September 2022
August update letter to the Inspectors, 06 September 2022 (PDF)
Work programme update August 2022 (PDF)
29 July 2022
Update letter to the Inspectors, 29 July 2022 (PDF)
Work programme update July 2022 (PDF)
30 June 2022
Update letter to the Inspectors, 30 June 2022 (PDF)
Work programme update June 2022 (PDF)
27 May 2022
Letter from the Inspectors to the Council 27 May 2022 (PDF)
Local Plan post hearings letter and council response
On 05 May 2022 and as a formal part of the examination process, the Council received a post hearing letter from the Planning Inspectors setting out their initial findings and options for the progress of Local Plan part 1. The Council has submitted a written response to this letter on 11 May 2022. Copies of both letters are available below:
LP1 Post Hearings letter 05 May 2022 (PDF)
Council response to Post Hearings Letter (PDF)
Local Plan post hearing sessions follow-up lists
Week 2 Follow up list (PDF)
Week 1 Follow up list (PDF)
Local Plan hearing sessions broadcasting and recording
Week 2 Hearing sessions
LPE19 Provisional hearings programme V6 (PDF)
Local Plan hearing sessions day 6 matter 7 and matter 8, Thursday 24 March 2022
9:30am Matter 7:
Hearing session recording, part 1
Hearing session recording, part 2
2:00pm Matter 8:
Hearing session recording, part 1
4:15pm Round-up session:
Round-up session recording, part 1
Local Plan hearing sessions day 5 matter 6 and matter 4 continued. Live broadcast sessions and recordings Wednesday 23 March 2022
9:30am Matter 6:
Hearing session recording, part 1
Hearing session recording, part 2
LPE28 Email from D. Matson 23.03.2022 (PDF)
Local Plan hearing sessions day 4, matters 4 and 5 recordings, Tuesday 22 March 2022
2:00pm Matter 4 continued:
Hearing session recording, part 3
Hearing session recording, part 4
9:30am Matter 4:
Hearing session recording, part 1
Hearing session recording, part 2
LPE27 Statement of common ground with the Greater London Authority (GLA) (PDF)
2:00pm Matter 5:
Hearing session recording, part 1
Hearing session recording, part 2
LPE26 Proposed modifications to Policy 83 for matter 5 hearing session (PDF)
LPE28 Suggestion for modification of Policy 97 (Flood Risk) Dr RJ Gay on behalf of the Waltham Forest Civic Society. (PDF)
Week 1 Hearing sessions
Local Plan hearing sessions day 3, matter 3 recordings, Thursday 17 March 2022
Hearing session recording, part 1
Hearing session recording, part 2
Hearing session recording, part 3
Hearing session recording, part 4
Local Plan hearing sessions day 2, matter 2 recordings, Wednesday 16 March 2022
Hearing session recording, part 1
Hearing session recording, part 2
Hearing session recording, part 3
Hearing session recording, part 4
Local Plan hearing sessions day 1, matter 1 recordings, Tuesday 16 March 2022
Hearing session recording, part 1
Hearing session recording, part 2
Hearing session recording, part 3
Hearing session recording, part 4
Local Plan examination documents (LP1)
- Local Plan examination documents index (PDF)
- Procedure guide for Local Plan examinations
- LPE0 Inspectors preliminary matters - June 2021 (PDF)
- LPE1 Natural England response to the updated HRA: 16 July 2021 (PDF)
- LPE2 Matter 1 Dtc addendum (PDF)
- LPE3 Matter 2 statements of common ground (PDF)
- LPE4 Matter 3 HRA topic paper (PDF)
- LPE5 Matter 4 modifications (PDF)
- LPE6 Matter 6 green belt (PDF)
- LPE7 Matter 7 general matters (PDF)
- LPE8 Matter 8 Waltham Forest employment land audit - April 2021 (PDF)
- LPE9 Housing position statement September 2021 (PDF)
- LPE10 Housing trajectory summary (PDF)
- LPE11 Transport topic paper (PDF)
- LPE12 Cultural infrastructure study (PDF)
- LPE13 Examination guidance note (PDF)
- LPE14 Matters issues and questions (PDF)
- LPE15 Provisional hearings programme (PDF)
- LPE17 LP1 Consultation report addendum (PDF)
- LPE18 Virtual hearing participation guidance note (PDF)
- LPE19 Provisional hearings programme V6 (PDF)
- LPE20 London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Local Plan 2020 to 2036 (PDF)
- LPE21 North London Waste Plan (NLWP) (adopted March 2022) (PDF)
- LPE22.1 The Highams Park Neighbourhood Plan (May 2020) (PDF)
- LPE22.2 The Highams Park Plan annex 1, aspirations, projects and actions.
- LPE23.1 Habitats and Regulations Assessment (HRA) (PDF)
- LPE23.2 Habitats and Regulations Assessment addendum 1 (HRA) (PDF)
- LPE23.3 Draft Habitats Regulations Assessment Air Quality Mitigation Strategy (AQMS) (PDF)
- LPE23.4 Draft Strategy to provide Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANGS) (PDF)
- LPE24 Authority monitoring report 2020 / 2021 (PDF)
- LPE25 Documents to support the implementation of the Local Plan (PDF)
- LPE26 Proposed modifications to Policy 83 for matter 5 hearing session (PDF)
- LPE27 Statement of common ground with the Greater London Authority (GLA) (PDF)
- LPE28 Suggestion for modification of Policy 97 (Flood Risk) Dr RJ Gay on behalf of the Waltham Forest Civic Society.
- LPE28 Email from D. Matson 23.03.2022
- LPE65 Joint Nature and Conservation Committee (JNCC) Guidance on Decision-making Thresholds for Air Pollution Chapman, C. and Kite, B. December 2021 (PDF)
- LPE66 2017 Wealden Judgement between Wealden District Council - and - (1) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, (2) Lewes District Council (3) South Downs National Park Authority - and - Natural England. (PDF)
Local Plan matters issues and questions
Proposed modifications to Policy 83 for matter 5 hearing session
Local Plan hearing statements
- Natural England
- City of London Conservators of Epping Forest
- Thames Water
- Greater London Authority
- Highams Park Neighbourhood Planning Group
- Mayors Letter - to be read with responses from Highams Park Neighbourhood Planning Group and G Reeve
- Dr R Gay: Waltham Forest Civic Society
- G Reeve
- M Chrimes
- R Gillham
- D Matson
- B O'Leary - Submission 1
- B O'Leary - Submission 2
- B O'Leary - Submission 3
- B O'Leary - Submission 4
- Rolfe Judd - Bywaters
- BNP Paribas - LocatED - Matter 2 spatial strategy
- BNP Paribas - LocatED - Matter 2 housing supply