In this chapter

• Introduction to development management policy
• Housing
• Climate change
• Nature and ecosystem services
• Green Belt
• Jobs and economy
• Healthy, vibrant and inclusive communities
  • Policy HVC/TC: Town centre retail hierarchy and development
  • Policy HVC/TCD: Town, district and local centre development
  • Policy HVC/LS: Dispersed local shops
  • Policy HVC/H: Health and wellbeing
  • Policy HVC/HIA: Health impact assessments
  • Policy HVC/HFT: Hot food takeaways
  • Policy HVC/CF: Community facilities
  • Policy HVC/PS: Safeguarding land for primary school use
  • Policy HVC/PSC: Primary school capacity
  • Policy HVC/C: Safeguarding land for cemeteries
  • Policy HVC/A: Protecting allotments
  • Policy HVC/B: Broadband connection at new residential properties
  • Policy HVC/LGS: Local green spaces
• Heritage and design
• Sustainable transport
• Pollution, contamination and safety
• Minerals and waste
• Waste
• Infrastructure

Policy HVC/HIA: Health impact assessments

About this page

How this part of the Local Plan Options Document works

These Development Management policy option pages contain the following sections:

Policy background

• Relevant national policy or regulations
• National or regional trends
• Local situation and needs/li>
• How we have dealt with this issue in the past
• The thinking behind the policy

Policy options for the new Local Plan

We may suggest a variety of approaches:

• Keeping existing policy as it is
• Making small changes
• Replacing the policy with something that is substantially different
• Identifying factors or events which may affect this policy in the future

Policy option analysis

• A list of the advantages and disadvantages that we have identified for each of the policy options we are presenting.

More on this topic

View the Topic Paper on Healthy and Vibrant Communities for in-depth focus about this topic, and the evidence which informs our policy. Visit our library of Local Plan Options supporting documents to learn more. 

Explore the policy

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Policy background

9.297 Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a practical tool which is used to assess the potential health impacts of a policy, programme or project on a population. The Planning Practice Guidance identifies HIAs as a useful tool where a development is expected to have a significant impact. HIAs should be completed and submitted by the applicant as part of a planning application for major development.

Policy options for the new Local Plan

Option A

Health Impact Assessments will be required on any major development, or development likely to have a major impact, including through cumulative impact.

The definition of a ‘major development’ will be outlined within the policy.

Advantages of Option A

Triggers are clearly laid out, makes the policy easy to implement.

Disadvantages of Option A

None identified.

Option B

No separate policy. Health impact assessments instead included within the overarching healthy places policy.

Advantages of Option B

Provides context to policy and makes the Healthy Places policy easier to implement.

Disadvantages of Option B

Makes a very long policy, which may lead to details on HIAs being excluded.