Policy information sourced from The Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy

CS8 - Making Efficient Use of Employment Land

The Council will facilitate sustainable economic growth by:

Strategic Industrial Land

A) ensuring the Borough has a healthy supply of land for high quality, sustainable industrial uses by promoting, protecting, and managing the Strategic Industrial Locations (SILs) defined in Figure 21, Figure 22, and Figure 23;

Borough Employment Areas

B) intensifying and upgrading existing employment land in the Borough Employment Areas set out in Table 8 to secure more jobs for local people. Within the key growth areas this could include the provision of jobs as part of a mixed use development. In such cases, priority will be given to education, health, or social infrastructure before considering other uses such as residential;

Offices

C) ensuring Walthamstow town centre is the primary location for significant new office developments (i.e. those employing 50 people or more), whilst also recognising that several Borough Employment Areas identified in Table 8 and other centres or areas well served by public transport, offer scope for continued or enhanced office use. In such locations, office developments should be ancillary to an organisation’s existing or proposed operations or be small in scale and part of a development designed to meet the needs of small businesses;

Mix of employment uses

D) encouraging a mix of employment facilities and types, including the provision of employment spaces suitable for small and medium sized enterprises, and creative/ cultural industries, particularly in Borough Employment Areas;

Non designated employment land

E) taking a pragmatic approach to non-designated employment land and premises that can clearly be demonstrated to be surplus to requirements and no longer fit for purpose, so that it can be released for more productive uses. Priority will be given to mixed use developments, especially those that incorporate social infrastructure;

New employment uses

F) supporting proposals for new employment uses outside designated areas where such use would not be contrary to other policies within the plan.

To maximise employment opportunities available to local people, Policy CS10 will also be a key consideration.

For more information please see the Local Plan Core Strategy