Policy information sourced from The Waltham Forest Blackhorse Lane Area Action Plan

BHL7 Neighbourhood Centre and Local Retail Parades

A) A new neighbourhood centre will be created at Blackhorse Lane within the designated area shown on figure 6 to meet the needs of local communities by:

  • Protecting and enhancing the Neighbourhood Retail Parade as shown on the policies map in line with DM Policy 25: Managing Changes of Use in Town Centres, and securing physical improvements to these properties.
  • Focussing new A1-A4 and D1-D2 uses along the ground floor of the Forest Road Neighbourhood Retail Parade shown in figure 6
  • Resisting all proposals for new A5 units and avoiding the proliferation of betting offices
  • Restricting the net floor area of any individual retail development to 1000m2
  • Ensuring redevelopment of the Station Hub (Site BHL1) either retains and refurbishes the Tryst Public House and Standard Music Venue for their established uses, or re-provides a public house capable of hosting live music within the scheme as part of a high quality mixed use development.
  • Ensuring proposals provide, and do not compromise opportunities for, an enhanced public realm and new public open spaces including internal courtyards, in accordance with the Urban Design Framework.

B) Outside of the neighbourhood centre, local retail parades at Higham Hill and Billet Road (as shown on the policies map) will be managed in accordance with DM Policy 25: Managing Changes of Use in Town Centres. Environmental enhancement projects that support the viability of these parades will also be supported.

C) Outside of the designated local retail parade, the loss of units 256, 260 and 318-322 Higham Hill Road to residential use will be resisted, unless they can be re-provided within the designated parade.

D) Any proposals for town centre uses outside of the neighbourhood centre and local retail parades will need to meet the requirements of Development Management Policy DM26: New Retail, Office and Leisure Developments.

For more information please see the Area Action Plan