Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

7 Encouraging Mixed Use Development

In contributing towards the supply of homes and jobs, mixed use development proposals will be encouraged across the borough particularly in Strategic Locations.

A. In considering whether a mix of uses should be sought, the most appropriate mix of uses for a site and whether that mix can practically be achieved, the Council will consider the following:

  1. The location of the development and the character of the area;
  2. Whether the proposed mix of uses would be appropriate in the existing street frontage;
  3. The design quality of the proposal;
  4. The financial and economic viability of the proposal;
  5. The contribution that land use swaps and off-site contributions could make;
  6. Any other planning objectives considered to be a priority for the area;
  7. The extent to which planning conditions could be used to protect the amenity of existing and future residents and businesses, and;
  8. The compatibility of the proposed use(s) with existing, proposed and adjoining uses;

B. Where new commercial units are proposed as part of mixed-use residential schemes, proposals must be supported by an implementation/marketing strategy to secure the timely occupation of such units.Where alternative uses are proposed as replacement uses in consented schemes, supporting market evidence will be required to demonstrate that the unit has been advertised on reasonable and realistic terms over a period of two years.

For more information please see the Waltham Forest Local Plan