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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.

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 

Borough-wide evidence

Area Specific Evidence

Whipps Cross planning application and supporting evidence 

New Statement of Common Ground with Natural England

Website Links 

External 

Waltham Forest 

 

 

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 matters issues and questions

Agenda matter 1

Agenda matter 2

Agenda matter 3

Agenda matter 4

Agenda matter 5

Proposed modifications to Policy 83 for matter 5 hearing session

Agenda matter 6

Agenda matter 7

Agenda matter 8

Local Plan hearing statements