Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

64 Deliveries, Freight and Servicing

All development within the borough should seek to minimise the adverse impacts of deliveries, freight and servicing at both the construction and operational phases by:

A. Using sustainable transport initiatives and zero emission vehicles, such as cargo bikes and electric vehicles, for servicing trips and last mile deliveries;

B. Reducing the number of freight, servicing and delivery trips to and from developments at the operational and construction phases;

C. Managing freight and servicing by utilising local and area-wide facilities to consolidate and time deliveries;

D. Operating facilities and measures to reduce waste collection trips, such as consolidated waste collection for businesses, and underground waste storage;

E. Optimising the arrangement of deliveries outside of peak hours;

F. Managing road danger resulting from freight and servicing vehicles by using suppliers that meet Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Silver standard; and

G. Where appropriate, promoting facilities to enable efficient online retailing and minimise additional freight trips arising from missed deliveries, including storage lockers or concierge services.

A Delivery and Servicing Plan (DSP) is required for all major development schemes and on a case by case basis for minor developments where there is no Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in place, servicing and deliveries are not possible within the red line boundary, and/or where the development will have a significant impact on the public highway.