Health Impact Assessments

healthy homes and Health Impact Assessments (HIAs). Policy BN.7 Health Impact Assessments Proposals that reduce health inequalities and create an environment that promotes heathy communities, improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of all residents including children, elderly and vulnerable people will be supported, including those that consider the role of GBI, access to open spaces, greenspaces and active travel. A. Health Impact Assessments (HIA) The following developments are required to provide a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) as a part of the planning application: 1. Residential developments of 10 or more homes, or the site area of 0.5 hectares or more; 2. Non residential developments providing 1000m2 floorspace or more or a site area of 1 hectare or more; 3. Hot food takeaways/hot food outlets within 400m (as the crow flies) of primary and secondary schools and places where young people gather such as parks, community centres etc. 4. Betting shops B. Preventing Negative Impacts Developments which have significant negative impact on health and wellbeing will not be supported where the applicant fails to provide mitigation or compensation. Developments which would result in loss of any of the following uses: • Educational facilities • Health and social care facilities • Leisure and community facilities • Publicly accessible open space BN.7 Development Management Considerations Significant negative impact can be measured in relation to the development and/or its location. Policy Justification 7.2.3 The Health and Social Care Act 2012 places a duty upon local authorities to take such steps as it considers appropriate for improving the health of the people in its area. WCC is a public Health Authority for the SWLP plan area. 7.2.4 The National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPG) references HIA as a useful planning tool stating that ‘the impacts of major development proposals on the health and wellbeing of communities should be considered, for example through the use of Health Impact Assessments (HIA)’ . “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ” (WHO, 1948) The W H O also state that: “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. ” (WHO, 1948). 7.2.5 Health inequalities are defined as “avoidable, unfair and systematic differences in health between different groups of people. ” (The King’s Fund, 2022). 7.2.6 As per the Office for National Statistics (ONS) life expectancy for a male in Warwick between 2021-2023 was 79.91 years, for Stratford it was 81.19 years. This was slightly higher than England figure of 79.11 years. The equivalent figure for females was 83.70 years for Warwick, 84.91 years for Stratford which is slightly higher than a figure of 83.05 years for England. 7.2.7 Population projections produced by the Office for National Statistics and locally produced population forecasts produced for the Local Plan both suggest that the number of people aged 65 years and over will continue to increase, with those aged 85 years and over likely to increase at the fastest rate. This is partly due to increased longevity but is also a consequence of the age structure of the population and in particular the ageing of the large number of people born during the post-World War 2. 7.2.8 The Stratford-on-Avon District Council Plan 2023-2027 has health and wellbeing as one its key areas and states that “health and wellbeing will be at the heart of the decisions we make” . The Warwick District Council Corporate Strategy 2030 includes “creating vibrant, safe and healthy community of the future” in its top 3 priorities. 7.2.9 The SWLP authorities are liaising with Warwickshire Public Health in using the London Healthy Urban Development Unit (HUDU) in assessing HIA applications. https://as