Useful links
Follow the links below to find additional guidance on home alterations and the planning process:
Policy
- London Borough of Waltham Forest: Local Plan Part 1
- London Borough of Waltham Forest: Policy Map
- London Plan
Permitted development and planning
- Waltham Forest: Check if you need planning permission
- Waltham Forest: What your application must include
- Waltham Forest: Householder pre-application service
- Waltham Forest: Planning conditions
- Waltham Forest: Exemplar design
- Planning Portal
- Planning Portal: Interactive House
- Planning Portal: Mini-guides on Planning Portal
- Planning Portal: Planning rules for common projects
- Planning portal: Lawful Development Certificate (LDC)
- Technical Guidance on Permitted Development Rights
- Party Wall Act 1996: explanatory booklet
- RIBA: Find an architect in your area
- Guidance on 25-degree and 45-degree daylight tests
Conservation areas and listed buildings
- Waltham Forest: Conservation areas and listed buildings
- Waltham Forest: Local Article 4 directions
- Waltham Forest: Local heritage list
- Planning Portal: Listed building consent
Building regulations
Retrofit resources
- Waltham Forest: Energy efficiency
- Waltham Forest: Climate Action Plan
- Kanopiworks: Council retrofit company
- Waltham Forest Libraries: Rent a thermal imaging camera
- Library of Things: Rent a thermal imaging camera
- LETI: Specification and procurement guide
- National Retrofit Hub: Retrofit pattern book
- Historic England: Heat pumps and solar panels in older buildings
- Homewise: Tailored energy advice for your home
- London Councils: The retrofit of London’s heritage homes guides
- Centre for Sustainable Energy: Guidance on retrofit measures
- Aston Group: Greenleaf Road case study
Greening, biodiversity and gardens