Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

18 Other Forms of Housing

Schemes for other forms of housing will be supported where:

A. They meet the definitions of Build to Rent, Purpose-Built Student Accommodation or Purpose-Built Shared Living (see Table 8.4);

B. They contribute towards mixed, balanced and inclusive neighbourhoods and communities;

C. They are located in areas of good transport accessibility and are well connected to local services and amenities;

D. They contribute to the delivery of affordable housing, in line with the London Plan;

  1. Build to Rent – adopting the threshold approach set out in Policy H11 ‘Build to Rent’ of the London Plan;
  2. Purpose-Built Student Housing – adopting the threshold approach set out in Policy H15 ‘Purpose-built student accommodation’ of the London Plan;
  3. Purpose Built Shared Living – as a payment in lieu, adopting the approach set out in Policy H16 ‘Large-scale purpose-built shared living’ of the London Plan;

E. They are of high-quality design including size of homes and accessibility.

For more information please see the Waltham Forest Local Plan