Policy information sourced from The Waltham Forest Local Plan Development Management Policies

DM10 Resource Efficiency and High Environmental Standards

The Council will ensure sustainable resource management and high environmental standards by

A) Requiring development of one or more units or greater than 100sqm to be designed with regards to sustainable development principles and to achieve the Council’s stepped targets towards zero carbon by 2016 for residential development and by 2019 for non-residential developments, as set out in the table below in accordance with the London Plan; carbon reduction targets can be met through a combination of on-site and appropriate off-site measures through contributions into carbon fund and the emerging Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). To assist the Council in the application of this policy, planning applications for relevant developments should be accompanied by the developer’s self-assessment quantitatively demonstrating the methods, measures and appliances by which the compliance will be achieved.

B) Requiring residential development of one or more units to achieve Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 or equivalent standards; encouraging developments to achieve higher standards where feasible;

C) Requiring non-residential development greater than 100 sqm to achieve BREEAM ‘very good’ or equivalent standards and encouraging major non-residential developments to achieve BREEAM ‘excellent’ or equivalent;

D) Encouraging high environmental standards in existing development wherever possible through retrofitting; and requiring, where appropriate, simple and cost effective energy efficiency measures to be carried out on the existing buildings when applying for extensions or conversions of more than 100sqm.

For more information please see the Local Plan Development Management Policies