Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

80 Trees

A. Development proposals must retain and protect significant existing trees, including:

  1. Those with high amenity value and those which have scope for screening other properties/features; and
  2. Veteran, ancient and notable trees.

B. Development proposals will only be supported where they:

  1. Take particular account of existing trees on the site and on adjoining land;
  2. Retain trees of significant amenity, historic or ecological/habitat conservation value;
  3. Would not give rise to any threat, immediate or long term, to the continued well-being of trees of significant amenity, historic or ecological/habitat conservation value;
  4. Demonstrate that retained trees can be satisfactorily protected from construction impacts and site works; and
  5. Positively integrate retained trees as part of a well-considered, sustainable soft landscaping scheme.

C. In exceptional circumstances, and only where sufficient evidence is provided to justify their loss, significant existing trees may be removed. In these instances, development proposals will only be supported where they:

  1. Re-provide the amenity, canopy, habitat and biomass of the existing trees through the planting of significant mature trees within the proposed scheme; or
  2. Calculate the full Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees (CAVAT) value of any trees lost and make appropriate mitigating financial contributions, which will be redirected towards local green infrastructure provision as set out in the Green and Blue Spaces and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs).

For more information please see the Waltham Forest Local Plan