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part c vibrant communities

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enabling communities to live well

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delivering green connections

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homes for all

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supporting the local economy

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07: Enabling Communities to Live Well 7.1

Creating and supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities is a key element of delivering sustainable development. Planning can have a significant role in improving physical and mental health and wellbeing and enabling healthier lifestyles.

FIGURE 7.1: DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

40% Socio-Economic FACTORS

30% Health Behaviours Smoking

Education

Diet/exercise

Employment

Alcohol use Poor sexual health

Income

r h e a lt h ou

20% Clinical Care

Family/social support Community safety

10% Built environment

Access to care Quality of care

Environmental quality Built environment

7.2

The health and wellbeing of the communities of East Hampshire is important in delivering sustainable development and placemaking.

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7.3

There are many different factors which have an influence on people’s health and wellbeing.

Policy HWC1

Health and wellbeing of communities HWC1.1 Developments should contribute to healthy and active lifestyles through the

provision of: a.

Active design principles which support wellbeing and greater physical movement, and an inclusive development layout and public realm that considers the needs of all; b. Access to sustainable modes of travel, including safe, well-designed, and attractive cycling and walking routes and easy access to public transport to reduce car dependency; c. Access to safe and accessible green infrastructure, including to blue corridors, open spaces and leisure, recreation and play facilities to encourage physical activity; and d. Access to local community facilities, services and shops, which encourage opportunities for social interaction and active living.

HWC1.2 The council will require a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) setting out

the expected effects on health, wellbeing and safety, from all residential developments of 50 homes or more. The HIA must demonstrate how the positive health impacts it can deliver are maximised, and reduce and/or mitigate negative health impacts, with a particular regard to removing health inequalities. Where unavoidable negative impacts on health, wellbeing and safety are identified, mitigation measures must be incorporated into the proposal.

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7.4

There are two aspects in supporting the health and wellbeing of our communities. The first is the creation of spaces, places, homes and environments that encourage healthy lifestyles, and secondly the facilities needed to support the health and care system are provided.

7.5

The Local Plan plays an important role and planning policies and decisions should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places that promote social interaction, are safe and accessible, and enable and support healthy lifestyles. Planning should also provide the social, recreational and cultural facilities and services the community needs.

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7.6

Planning for health involves thinking about the interrelated factors that affect health, including social and psychological elements, such as wellbeing and fulfilment. The wider determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.

A healthy place is one that can contribute to the prevention of ill health and provide the environmental conditions to support positive health and wellbeing.

7.7

HWC1 requires a HIA from development of 50 homes or more. An HIA is a process that identifies the health and wellbeing impacts (benefits and harms) of any plan or development project. A properly conducted HIA recommends measures to maximise positive impacts; minimise negative impacts; and reduce health inequalities.

7.8

The inclusion of a HIA as part of the application process enables developers to ensure the creation of sustainable developments which support communities by:

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Demonstrating that health impacts have been properly considered when preparing, evaluating and determining development proposals.

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Ensuring developments contribute to the creation of a strong, healthy and just society.

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Helping applicants to demonstrate that they have worked closely with those directly affected by their proposals to evolve designs that take account of the views of the community.

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Identifying and highlighting any beneficial impacts on health and wellbeing of a particular development scheme.

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Identifying and taking action to minimise any negative impacts on health and wellbeing of a particular development scheme.

7.9

Health should not be seen as an isolated topic when assessing planning applications, and many measures set out in other parts of the Local Plan play a part in promoting health and wellbeing and addressing health inequalities and should be addressed, where appropriate, including housing quality, access to open space and nature, air quality, noise and amenity, accessible and active travel, community safety, social cohesion and climate change and minimising the use of resources.

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TABLE 7.1: MONITORING OF ENABLING COMMUNITIES TO LIVE WELL LP Objective(s)

Integrated Impact Assessment Objective(s)

Objective B: Providing better quality, greener development in the right locations 4. Enable people to live locally and reduce their reliance on the private car, to help reduce the impacts of transport on the environment and improve health and wellbeing.

Objective C: Prioritising the health and well-being of communities in delivering what’s needed to support new development.

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2.

3.

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Enable and encourage timely delivery of services and infrastructure to support strong communities.

Enable infrastructure (including community facilities) to keep pace with technology and improve and adapt to meet current and future needs.

Maintain and enhance the built and natural environments to support habitats and their connectivity, help the public to access and enjoy open spaces and green infrastructure.

Ensure sport and recreation opportunities are available in the right location to meet current and future needs.

To promote accessibility and create well-integrated communities To actively promote health and wellbeing across East Hampshire and create safe communities free from crime

LP Policies

Indicator

Annual Monitoring Target/Process

Data source

Policy HWC1 Health and wellbeing of communities

Number of HIA submitted for applications over 50 dwellings

Number of HIA submitted for applications over 50 dwellings

Planning Applications

Many measures set out in other parts of the Local Plan play a part in promoting health and wellbeing.

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