Local Plan

We have now submitted the Local Plan to the Secretary of State. The Planning Inspectorate has appointed Sarah Housden and Catherine Jack as joint Planning Inspectors. They will carry out the independent examination on the Local Plan (LP1).

Submission notice (PDF)

Submission letter (PDF)

Key Submission documents 

KD0: Submission documents (PDF)

KD1: Waltham Forest Local Plan (Shaping the borough, LP1) 2020-2035 - Proposed submission document, October 2020 (PDF)

KD2: Schedule of proposed changes to the published plan, April 2021 (PDF)

KD3: Local Plan policies map (PDF)

KD4: Waltham Forest Local Plan (LP1) - Sustainability Appraisal (Submission Version) April 2021 

• KD4.1: Sustainability appraisal Non-Technical-Summary (NTS) (PDF)
• KD4.2: Sustainability appraisal report (PDF)
• KD4.3: Appendix A (PDF)
• KD4.4: Appendix B (PDF)
• KD4.5: Appendix C (PDF)
• KD4.6: Appendix D (PDF)
• KD4.7: Appendix E (PDF)

KD5: Waltham Forest Local Plan (LP1) - Habitats Regulation Assessment (Submission version), April 2021 

• KD5.1;: Waltham Forest Local Plan (LP1) - Habitats Regulation Assessment (Submission version), April 2021 (PDF)
• KD5.2: Waltham Forest Local Plan (LP1) - Detailed Screening of Local Plan Policies (Excel)

KD6: Consultation Statement

• KD6.1: Consultation statement (regulation 22) (PDF)
• KD6.2: Copies of representations made under regulation 20 updated (PDF)

KD7: Duty to cooperate statement April 2021 (PDF)

KD8: Schedule of Representations Made (Regulation 19 Stage)  

• KD8.1: Schedule representation in plan order (Excel)
• KD8.2: Schedule of representations in respondent name order (PDF)
• KD8.3: LP1 Consultation report addendum (Word)

KD9: Equalities impact assessment (PDF)

KD10: Waltham Forest Local development scheme 2020 to 2023 (PDF)

KD11: Waltham Forest statement of community involvement 2018 (PDF)

KD11.1: Waltham Forest statement of community involvement with addendum (PDF)

KD12: Infrastructure Delivery Plan, Autumn 2021 

• KD12.1: Executive summary (PDF)
• KD12.2: Part 1: Introduction and anticipated growth to 2035 (PDF)
• KD12.3: Part 2: Physical infrastructure (PDF)
• KD12.4: Part 3: Social infrastructure (PDF)
• KD12.5: Part 4: Green and blue infrastructure (PDF)
• KD12.6: Part 5: Funding, governance and delivery and appendices (PDF)

KD13: Whole Plan Viability Study, April 2021

• KD13.1: London Borough of Waltham Forest Part 1 Local Plan 2020-2025 [LP1] viability study (PDF)

SD1: Shaping the Borough - Waltham Forest Local Plan, Draft Site Allocations Document (LP2), September 2020 (PDF)

SD2: Schedule of Changes made to the Waltham Forest Draft Local Plan - Shaping the Borough (included in the Proposed Submission Local Plan) (PDF)

SD3: Shaping the Borough Draft Local Plan (Reg 18) 2020 to 2025

• SD3.1: Draft Local Plan (Reg 18) (PDF) - Waltham Forest Local Plan (Shaping the Borough, Draft Plan), July 2019 
• SD3.2: Draft Local Plan Appendices (Reg 18) (PDF)

SD4: Waltham Forest Local Plan (Shaping the Borough Draft Plan Consultation Report June 2020 (PDF)

SD5: Sustainability Appraisal Report – Draft Local Plan, July 2019 

• SD5.1 Draft Local Plan Regulation 18 Sustainability Appraisal LP1 (2019) (PDF)
• SD5.2: Reg 18 Sustainability Appraisal LP1 Reg 18 Non-Technical Summary (PDF)
• SD5.3: Appendix A Baseline Data Reg 18 (PDF)
• SD5.4: Appendix B Review of Relevant Plans, Policies and Programmes Reg 18 (PDF)
• SD5.5: Appendix C Spatial Strategy Policies Assessment Matrix Reg 18 (Excel)
• SD5.6: Appendix D Local Plan Policies Thematic Policies Assessment Reg 18 (Excel)
• SD5.7: Appendix E Spatial Strategy Options Assessment Summary Reg 18 (PDF)
• SD5.8: Appendix F Direction of Travel Options Assessment 2018 (PDF)

SD6:  Waltham Forest Local Plan (Direction of Travel Document, Regulation 18), November 2017 (PDF)

SD7: Waltham Forest Local Plan (Direction of Travel Document, Regulation 18), Consultation Report (PDF)

SD8: Sustainability Appraisal Report (Direction of Travel Document) November 2017 (PDF)

Other documents  

The Local Plan is supported by a range of evidence based documents.