Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan
12 Increasing Housing Supply
Opportunities for housing growth in Waltham Forest will be maximised to deliver a minimum of 27,000 homes by 2035, building on and exceeding the 10-year minimum target set out in the London Plan (2021) of 1,264 per annum (2019/20 - 2026/27) and meeting housing need in Waltham Forest as far as possible by aiming to deliver an average of 1,800 new homes per annum across the Plan Period, by:
A. Focusing delivery of new housing in Waltham Forest’s Strategic Locations and Site Opportunity Locations in accordance with Policy 4 ‘Location of Growth’;
B. Adopting the following stepped housing target:
| Financial Year | 2020/21 - 26/27 | 2027/28 - 28/29 | 2029/30 - 34/35 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Requirement | 1,264 | 1,594 | 2,494 |
C. Adopting a strategic target for 50% of all new homes to be genuinely affordable across the Plan Period (see Policy 13 ‘Delivering Genuinely Affordable Housing’);
D. Maximising opportunities to increase the supply of homes on all suitable, appropriate and available sites including developing brownfield land, surplus public sector land and encouraging appropriate residential intensification;
E. Making effective and efficient use of land by seeking to optimise housing densities;
F. Ensuring new homes address different housing needs and provide a variety of housing choices;
G. Supporting the regeneration and renewal of appropriate housing estates, working with housing association partners where necessary;
H. Supporting new homes to be developed on small sites to contribute to meeting housing need (see Policy 19 ‘Small Sites’); and
I. Resisting the unjustified net loss of residential accommodation.
For more information please see the Waltham Forest Local Plan