Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

34 Railway Arches

New development in the borough’s railway arches will be encouraged by:

A. Supporting industrial uses in railway arches located in SIL and LSIS in line with Policy 25 ‘Safeguarding and Managing Change in Strategic Industrial Locations’ and Policy 26 ‘Safeguarding and Managing Change in Locally Significant Industrial Sites’, and the introduction of other uses, including those falling within Class E and drinking establishments, as part of an agreed two-stage industrial masterplan;

B. Supporting current and future B2, B8, Class E, and drinking establishment uses in arches outside of designated employment locations especially with proximity to stations, in Town Centres, or as part of wider regeneration schemes;

C. Promoting improvements to the appearance of railway arches through upgrades, active frontages and improvements to access and the public realm;

D. Supporting development that does not have an adverse impact on the railway line;

E. Ensuring development does not interfere with the safe movement of pedestrians, cyclists or traffic on the public highway and pedestrian public realm; and

F. Ensuring new development adopts suitable design mitigations in line with Policy 57 ‘Amenity’.