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

DM15 Managing Private Motorised Transport

Connecting to the Highway Network

The Council will ensure the most efficient use of the borough’s available highway network through the following;

A) applying the road hierarchy as a tool for prioritising

  • the use of the different routes in a network for different purposes; and
  • the use of scarce street space between competing activities, including through movement and other urban activities;

B) requiring development to connect to the highway network in a way that encourages road users to use the most appropriate road in accordance with Waltham Forest’s road hierarchy as set out in Figure 16.1, discouraging through-traffic from using local roads and avoiding individual access direct to the TLRN, SRN and district distributor roads; Public Realm works and highway safety The Council will ensure that works affecting the public highway are carried out safely by;

C) requiring development proposals to demonstrate that they will not cause any harm or hindrance to highway safety, in particular to vulnerable road users, and requiring development to contribute towards improving safety where appropriate;

D) requiring development to contribute towards a high quality public realm taking a holistic approach to public realm design, tackling congestion and promoting the bus network in accordance with the London Plan;

E) ensuring that any construction damage to the public realm and transport network links following development is repaired and sympathetically reinstated to the satisfaction of the Council.

For more information please see the Local Plan Development Management Policies