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This section introduces the chapter on social, health and wellbeing. It explains that facilities such as libraries, places of worship, community centres, village halls, sports venues, theatres and pubs perform a vital function in the district's economic and social welfare. The plan strongly supports keeping and improving this community infrastructure, and expects a range of new social and community facilities to be provided as part of significant new development.
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13 Social, Health and Wellbeing
Social and Community Facilities
13.1 Social and community facilities and important local services including libraries, places
of worship, community centres or village halls, meeting places, sports venues,
cultural buildings, facilities for arts, theatres, and public houses perform a vital
function in terms of the economic and social welfare of the district.
13.2 The retention and enhancement of this social and community infrastructure, which
makes a crucial contribution to the mental and physical wellbeing and sense of place
and community, should be strongly supported. In addition, it is important that a range
of new social and community facilities should be provided as part of significant new
development pr