Policy information sourced from The Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy

CS3 - Providing Infrastructure

The Council will ensure that while encouraging housing and economic growth in the Borough, appropriate infrastructure is provided to cater for the needs of existing and future populations, by:

A) promoting the enhancement of existing social infrastructure and, except where justified by other Core Strategy policies, resisting its unsubstituted loss where population growth and change requires its provision; where population change reduces demand, managing its loss by reference to the quality of community facility provided, its ability to meet modern requirements (such as soundproofing, disabled access and external smoking areas) and other criteria set out in the Development Management Policies DPD, such as the incidence of recorded crime associated with the premises;

B) maximising opportunities to deliver additional facilities as part of new developments, particularly on surplus employment land in line with Policy CS8;

C) encouraging multi-purpose facilities that provide a range of services;

D) ensuring that new facilities are located to cater to the communities they serve and are accessible by walking and cycling;

E) requiring new developments to contribute towards the provision of social and other necessary infrastructure,with contributions being either on-site, or through planning contributions, or through any applicable Community Infrastructure Levy; and

F) ensuring that physical and utility infrastructure is provided where it is required by new development

For more information please see the Local Plan Core Strategy