Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

21 Supported and Specialist Accommodation

Supported and specialist accommodation will be supported by:

A. Encouraging the retention and refurbishment of supported and specialist accommodation where it meets identified need and is of appropriate design quality; and

B. Requiring new supported and specialist developments to:

  1. Be of high quality design, meeting the requirement(s) of a specific user or group;
  2. Meet the definition of supported housing and specialist accommodation;
  3. Meet identified housing needs;
  4. Be well connected to facilities, social infrastructure and health care; and
  5. Be well served by public transport.

C. Resisting the unjustified loss of supported and specialist accommodation unless it can be demonstrated that there is a surplus of that form of accommodation in the area and that it is no longer required; and

D. Supporting proposals where it can be demonstrated that the existing accommodation is incapable of meeting contemporary standards of care and the existing accommodation will be adequately re-provided to an equivalent or greater standard in the area.

For more information please see the Waltham Forest Local Plan