Council Consultation on Shop Front Design Codes

Please find below a notification send out by Joe Addo-Yobo the Council’s Head of Planning Policy & Strategy.

The shop front design codes will be rolled out across the whole Borough and it is likely that the final version of this design code will be included as a policy requirement in the Highams Park Plan and this is your opportunity to comment on the Council’s proposal.

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Dear Resident, Business or Stakeholder

This document provides practical advice for developers and retailers who are considering changes to the external appearance of a shop. It gives general and detailed design advice, and will help readers understand the type of changes that will require planning or other permissions, and kinds of improvements that will not.

Consultation on the document will run for a period of four weeks, from Friday 8 January to Friday 19 February 2016. All comments during this time will be taken into account in preparing the final document for adoption.

The Council welcomes your views on the draft document, which can be viewed at:

  • Waltham Forest Libraries during normal opening hours;
  • Sycamore House (reception), Waltham Forest Town Hall Complex, London E17 4JF;
  • By downloading from the Council’s website http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/shopfront
  • By viewing from the consultation portal http://walthamforest-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal
  • Drop-in sessions will also be held in the main council libraries on:
  • Leyton Library – Monday 8 February between 10:00 – 12:00
  • Leytonstone Library – Monday 8 February between 1:00 – 3:00
  • Walthamstow Library – Tuesday 9 February between 10:00 – 12:00
  • North Chingford Library – Wednesday 10 February between 10:00 – 12:00

The Council’s preferred method for receiving consultation responses is through our online consultation portal. Please click the button ‘View and comment on document’ to give us your comments online.

Alternatively, you can submit your comments by email to: urbandesign@walthamforest.gov.uk or by post to: Design and Conservation, Room G08, Sycamore House, Waltham Forest Town Hall Complex, London E17 4JF.

All comments must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday 19 February. For further information, please contact the Design and Conservation Team on the number above.

Yours sincerely

Joe Addo-Yobo

Head of Planning Policy & Strategy

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