How we use your data

Who we are and what we do?

The Waltham Forest Place and Design Team maintains a Local Heritage List, which identifies buildings and structures within the borough that are considered to have architectural, historical or cultural significance. The list is produced by the Council, with input and specific nominations coming from residents and other individuals/groups.

A public call for new nominations to the Local Heritage List will be taking place in December 2023 and January 2024.

If you have questions regarding this service or our privacy practices, you can contact us by e-mail or in writing at the address below:

Contact us by email:  placeanddesignteam@walthamforest.gov.uk  

Contact us by post 

Please write to:

Waltham Forest Council
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JF

Please note that face-to-face meetings are by appointment only and can be arranged with the service.

For more information about how the Council processes your data please refer to our privacy policy.  

View this website's Privacy Policy (External Link) 

View the London Borough of Waltham Forest's Corporate Privacy Notice (External Link)

View the London Borough of Waltham Forest's Survey Privacy Notice (External Link)

View the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s Planning Policy Privacy Notice (External link)

View Bang the Table's Privacy Policy (External Link)  

Information we hold about you, why we need it and how we use it

Where relevant to do so and appropriate we may process the following information about you:

• Your name and surname;
• Email address.

Any image copyright permissions will be kept with your submission so that we can keep you informed about the Local Heritage List work.

Your name and email address will be kept with your submission so that we can keep you informed about the Local Heritage List update. We will also keep relevant detail about any image copyright permissions (notably your name should you wish to be credited if we use the images). We are obliged under UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to only use your data for legitimate interest. In this instance, this is for managing the nominations to the Local Heritage List, and updating the future document. Any future correspondence would be to notify you about the outcome of your nomination, and to send you details about the launch event of the revised Local Heritage List.

Who your information will be shared with (if applicable)

Your identifiable information will not be given to third parties without your explicit permission.

How long we will keep your information

We will retain your personal data for the duration of the Local Heritage List update work, and any images where copyright consent has been given may be used in future revisions of the Local Heritage List. Once the Local Heritage List update has been completed in Summer 2024, we will delete your personal details within one year of the end of the project, except for image copyright data.

Our Data Protection Officer

Our Data Protection Officer is Mark Hynes. You can contact him at mailto:Data.Protection@walthamforest.gov.uk (External Link)

Protecting your information

Please see the relevant section of the Corporate Privacy Notice (External Link)

Your information choice and rights

Please see the relevant section of the Corporate Privacy Notice (External Link)

Complaints and contact details

These are included in the relevant section of the Corporate Privacy Notice (External Link)

Information Commissioner’s Office

If we’re unable to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) (External Link)