Local Plan Consultations

Public participation is vital to delivering good planning. We want to ensure that our plans are supported by residents, stakeholders and the community at large.

Find out about our consultations, and how you can have your say. 

The Council sought views on a new ‘Proposed Submission Version’ of Local Plan Part 2 (Site Allocations) in a public consultation that ran between Tuesday 6 August and Wednesday 9 October 2024. 

The new Waltham Forest Local Plan is in two parts. Together, they set out the Council’s spatial and planning policy framework to promote, shape and manage inclusive growth in the borough over a 15-year period from 2020 to 2035. Local Plan Part 1 was adopted in February 2024. This sets out the overarching spatial vision and strategic objectives to achieve inclusive growth and includes planning policies that all planning applications will be assessed against to ensure all development is high quality, sustainable, inclusive and accessible. 

Local Plan Part 2 (Site Allocations) complements Local Plan Part 1. It allocates the key sites on which the Council expects much of the housing, jobs, social infrastructure and other uses that the borough needs, to be delivered over the Local Plan period (2020 – 2035). It provides site specific planning policy and guidance to ensure that development on these sites will help to deliver the Council’s vision for inclusive growth, including high quality design and place making, reduced risk of surface water flooding and improvements to air quality.

Being allocated in Local Plan Part 2 does not mean that the site will definitely be redeveloped; rather it sets out the parameters within which it could be redeveloped and – in addition to the policies in Local Plan Part 1 – forms an policy requirement against which planning applications for these specific sites will be assessed if and when they are submitted to the Council for determination.  

Local Plan Part 2 has already been subject to public consultation. The most recent consultation was carried out between November 2021 and February 2022. Our public consultation report presents a comprehensive overview of the insights and opinions shared during that consultation, and can be viewed here:

Local Plan Part 2 November 2021 to February 2022 Consultation Report (PDF)  

From Tuesday 6 August 2024 to Wednesday 9 October 2024, the Council ran a further pre-submission consultation on a new Proposed Submission version of Local Plan Part 2. This is being treated as a continuation of the previous consultation, and responses from both consultation periods will be sent to the Secretary of State when Local Plan Part 2 is submitted for Examination in Public.

To review the latest version of Local Plan Part 2 and submit your representations, please visit the Local Plan Consultation Lets Talk portal on the link below:

Waltham Forest Local Plan Consultation Hub 

The document is also available to download on the link below: 

• Local Plan Part 2 Site Allocations (PDF) 

Due to the technical nature of Local Plan consultations required by national planning regulations, the Council has published a short guide on the Local Plan Part 2 (Site Allocations), the consultation website and how to complete your representations:

• Regulation 19 Consultation Guide (PDF)

In addition to the adopted Local Plan Part 1 and its evidence base, Local Plan Part 2 is supported by the following documents: 

• Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 2 Sustainability Appraisal (PDF) 
• Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 2 Habitats and Regulations Assessment (HRA) (PDF)
• Equalities Impact Assessment (PDF) 
• Updated Policies Map (PDF) 

We have also updated the evidence in the skyline study that was published with the previous Local Plan Part 2 consultations. This can be read here.

• Skyline Study 2024 (PDF) 

Previous Consultation 

From Monday 8th November 2021 to Friday 31st January 2022, we sought views on a Proposed Submission version of Local Plan Part 2 - Site Allocations (LP2). LP2 identifies sites in the borough with the potential to provide new the housing, jobs, social infrastructure, and other uses that we need. Our public consultation report represents a comprehensive overview of the insights and opinions shared during the consultation period. It also sets out the next steps for taking this part of the Local Plan forward, including how we will continue to engage with you before it is independently examined by the Planning Inspectors appointed by the Secretary of State.

• Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 2 - Site Allocations Regulation 19 (Preferred Submission Version) 8th November 2021 - 31st January 2022 Consultation Report (PDF) 
• Appendix 2 (XLS) 

The Plan was available at the following locations to view whilst the consultation took place:

• Waltham Forest Town Hall, London E17 4JF
• Waltham Forest Branch Libraries
• The Proposed Submission Local Plan (LP2) document – Site allocations (PDF)
• See the Evidence Base below

It was also published on the Commonplace online engagement portal

• Local Plan 1 Regulation 18 Consultation Report (PDF)
• Employment Land Audit 2021 (PDF) 
• Employment Land Study 2019 (PDF)

Have your say: Local Plan Part 2 Site Allocations 

The consultation ends on 14 January 2022.

We are now inviting views on the Proposed Submission Local Plan Site Allocations Document (LP2). LP2 identifies areas with the potential to provide new housing and jobs in line with the council's Local Plan.

The consultation period runs from Monday 8 November 2021 to Friday 14 January 2022

LP2 is available at the following locations while the consultation takes place:

• Waltham Forest Town Hall, London E17 4JF
• Waltham Forest Branch Libraries
• The Proposed Submission Local Plan (LP2) document - Site allocations (PDF)
• See the Evidence Base below

View and comment on Commonplace.

• Local Plan LP2 Consultation Notice (PDF)

Comments must be received by 5pm on Friday 14 January 2022.

LP2 Draft Site Allocations (Reg 18) Consultation Report June 2021 (PDF)

Evidence base

The recommendations for each site were based on several different studies, topic papers, reports and evidence bases including:

• Local Plan 1 Regulation 18 Consultation Report (PDF)
• Employment Land Audit 2021 (PDF) 
• Employment Land Study 2019 (PDF) 
• Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy 2020 (PDF)
• Green Belt and Open Land Study 2015 (PDF) 
• Growth Capacity Study 2018 (PDF)
• Gypsy and Travellers Study (PDF)
• Highams Park Neighbourhood Plan (PDF)
• Infrastructure Delivery Plan and Delivery Schedule
• North London Waste Plan
• Open Space Strategy 2010 (PDF)
• Playing Pitches Strategy 2020 (PDF) 
• Retail and Town Centres Study 2019 (PDF) 
• Skylines Study
  • Draft Skyline Study November 2021: Introduction, Methodology and North Waltham Forest Sites
  • Draft Skyline Study November 2021: Central Waltham Forest Sites
  • Draft Skyline Study November 2021: South Waltham Forest Sites 1
  • Draft Skyline Study November 2021: South Waltham Forest Sites 2
• Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2019 (PDF) 
• Supplementary Planning Documents
• London Borough of Waltham Forest Part 1 Local Plan 2020-2025 [LP1] Viability Study (PDF) 
• New Road, Chingford Master Plan Report 2021 (PDF)

Consultation: Local Plan Part 2 Issues and Options Consultation (Regulation 18 stage) (now closed)

We ran our Regulation 18 Draft LP2 consultation between September and December 2020.  A schedule of representations made to the Waltham Forest Local Plan (LP2) Site Allocation document was published at the Regulation 18 consultation stage.

You can view the link to the consultation report below:

LP2 - Consultation Report - June 2021 final (PDF)

A draft version of this document was published for consultation from July to September 2019 for residents, local businesses and other stakeholders to comment on. 

Following this consultation, we published a Consultation Report (PDF) in June 2020.

In October 2020, we produced a revised version of the document, retitled Waltham Forest Local Plan (LP1) - Proposed Submission (PDF).

Consultation on this document closed on 14 December 2020.

Read the Local Plan Part 1 document

• Download Local Plan Part 1: Strategic Policies proposed submission version (PDF)
• Policies Map (PDF)
• Infrastructure Delivery Plan
• Key supporting documents include Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment. Other documents are published on the Local Plan Evidence Base page
• Main Report: Sustainability Appraisal (PDF)
  • Appendix A: Review of Relevant Plans, Policies and Programmes (PDF)
  • Appendix B: Baseline Data (PDF)
  • Appendix C: SA Report (PDF)
  • Appendix D: Direction of Travel Options Assessment (PDF)
  • Appendix E: Spatial Strategy Options Assessment Summaries (PDF)
• Main Report: Habitats regulations assessment (PDF)
  • Appendix: Detailed Screening of Proposed Submission Local Plan Policies (PDF)
• Download Equality Impact Assessment (PDF)

Consultation: Local Plan Part 2 - Draft Site Allocations (now closed)  

Read the Local Plan Part 2 document

Draft Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations document (PDF)

The recommendations for each site are based on a number of different studies, topic papers, reports and evidence bases.

• New Road, Chingford Master Plan Report 2021 (PDF)
• Consultation Report (PDF)
• Employment Land Audit 2021 (PDF) 
• Employment Land Study 2019 (PDF)
• Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy 2020 (PDF)
• Green Belt and Open Land Study 2015 (PDF) 
• Growth Capacity Study 2018 (PDF
• Gypsy and Travellers Study (PDF)
• Highams Park Neighbourhood Plan (PDF) 
• Infrastructure Delivery Plan and Delivery Schedule
• North London Waste Plan
• Open Space Strategy 2010 (PDF)
• Playing Pitches Strategy 2020 (PDF) 
• Retail and Town Centres Study 2019 (PDF) 
• Skylines Study
  • Draft skylines study introduction, methodology and North Waltham Forest sites (PDF)
  • Draft skylines study central Waltham Forest sites (PDF)
  • Draft skylines study south Waltham Forest sites part 1 (PDF)
  • Draft skylines study south Waltham Forest sites part 2 and appendices (PDF)
• Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2019 (PDF) 
• Supplementary Planning Documents
• London Borough of Waltham Forest Part 1 Local Plan 2020-2025 [LP1] Viability Study (PDF) 

Read the Local Plan Part 2 document

Draft Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations document (PDF)

Information leaflets

• North Waltham Forest information (PDF)
• Central Waltham Forest information (PDF)
• South Waltham Forest information (PDF)

Presentation slides

• North Waltham Forest presentation (PDF)
• Central Waltham Forest presentation (PDF)
• South Waltham Forest presentation (PDF)

Local Plan newsletters

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From September to December 2020, we held 13 open public engagement sessions. Here are answers to the most commonly asked questions - Waltham Forest Draft Local Plan: FAQs (PDF)

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To help you read the Local Plan and supporting documents, we have compiled a list of planning terms and acronyms - a glossary of planning terms (PDF).