Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

82 The Lee Valley Regional Park

A. Development proposals which affect the Lee Valley Regional Park will be required to:

  1. Include measures for the protection, enhancement and where possible, the extension of the borough’s network of Green Corridors;
  2. Improve access and links to the park and its waterways; and
  3. Be sensitive and proportionate, and not contribute to adverse impacts on amenity, ecological integrity or visitor enjoyment. Proposals will be expected to deliver enhancements where possible. The Council supports the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority’s Park Development Framework.(70) The content of the Lee Valley Park Development Framework, as adopted, is a material consideration in the determination of planning applications

B. Development proposals will not normally be granted planning permission where they pose adverse direct or indirect effects on any land or area identified with the Lee Valley Special Protection Area (SPA)/Ramsar. Development that affects the Lee Valley SPA/Ramsar will be expected to contribute to the mitigation of any adverse effects on the SPA/Ramsar.

C. Planning applications for development at Blackhorse Lane will need to be accompanied by a project level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) to ensure the development will not generate adverse urban effects on the integrity of the Lee Valley SPA/Ramsar.

For more information please see the Waltham Forest Local Plan