Policy information sourced from The Waltham Forest Walthamstow Area Action Plan

WTC4 - Leisure, Entertainment, Culture and Tourism

In order to develop leisure and entertainment offer with regional appeal and support the development of a ‘more than locally significant’ evening economy within Walthamstow town centre, we will:

  1. Develop Opportunity Sites identified and designated for leisure, entertainment and cultural uses in sections 16 - 33 to provide approximately 6,000 sq.m of new leisure, entertainment and cultural floorspace.
  2. Support the development of a ‘Leisure and Entertainment Hub’ at the eastern end of the High Street (figure 10.3) by:
    • Actively encouraging A1, A2, A3 and D2 uses within this frontage.
  3. Support the creation of ‘St James Street Quarter’ at the western end of the High Street(figure 10.3) by:
    • Actively encouraging A3, B1 and D2 uses within this frontage;
    • Allowing no less that 30% of uses to be A1 within this frontage; and
    • Encouraging the development of smaller retail premises and requiring at least 80% of the retail provision within this frontage to remain in unit sizes of less than 80 sq.m.

For more information please see the Walthamstow Area Action Plan