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

DM21 Improving Job Access and Training

Training Facilities

A) Employment skills and training facilities will be supported within employment land other than that designated as Strategic Industrial Locations, where:

  • it can be demonstrated that no suitable site exists within a town or district centre;
  • provision is made for the site to be accessed by a range of means of transport, not just the private car;
  • the proposal satisfies design criteria set out elsewhere in policies DM29-32.

Planning Obligations

B) Opportunities to secure the training and recruitment of local residents as part of new developments (including in the construction phase), will be assessed and a target of 10-15% of apprenticeships and 30% of jobs resulting from the development will be secured through:

  • local labour agreements and jobs brokerage initiatives on major applications;
  • securing financial contributions towards wider employment and training initiatives on schemes that result in a change of employment floorspace in the borough, in accordance with the Council’s Planning Obligations SPD.

Access to Jobs

C) New employment developments should meet the requirements of policies DM13 (Co-ordinating Land Use and Transport), and DM30 (Inclusive Design and Built Environment); in order to ensure they are physically accessible by all sectors of the community.

For more information please see the Local Plan Development Management Policies