SLP KDBH Extracts - Flipbook - Page 138
Policy P18 Health and Wellbeing
1.
The Council will, with its partners, create an environment, which supports positive
health outcomes and reduces inequality.
2.
All new developments will be expected to promote, support and enhance physical
and mental health and wellbeing. Healthy lifestyles will be enabled by:
i.
Facilitating opportunities for formal and informal physical activity, exercise
opportunities, recreation and play through access to well- maintained open
spaces, that take account of the different needs of the diverse population;
ii.
Delivering high quality, inclusive and attractive environments which minimise
and mitigate against potential harm from risks such as pollution and
obesogenic environments, and promoting health and wellbeing &
opportunities for social interaction;
iii.
Increasing opportunities for active travel including walking, cycling and
encouraging more sustainable travel choices.
iv.
Improving the quality and access to the strategic and local green
infrastructure network in the Borough and accessible open spaces, including
playing pitches, particularly in areas where accessible green spaces and
infrastructure is identified as lacking.
v.
Supporting safe and inclusive design that discourage crime and anti-social
behaviour, and encourage social cohesion.
vii.
Delivering new and improved health services and facilities in areas accessed
by sustainable transport modes (facilities for primary medical care should be
identified and planned for);
viii.
Supporting initiatives which enable or improve access to healthy food. For
example, provide opportunities for growing local produce and encouraging
people to make healthy food choices;
ix.
Encouraging initiatives to promote the energy efficiency of new and existing
housing;
x.
Retaining, increasing and enhancing green infrastructure within developments
including green spaces, planting, trees, open spaces and soft surfaces, in
order to secure a variety of spaces for residents, visitors or employees to use
and observe.
Hot Food Takeaways
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3.
Proposals for hot food takeaways, or premises which will provide an element of hot
food takeaway alongside other supporting uses, should not lead to an
overconcentration of such uses within any one individual locality by overly dominating
the street scene or have an adverse impact on the standard of amenity for existing
and future occupants of land and buildings. It is also appropriate to control the
number of outlets where there are concerns regarding levels of obesity.
4.
Applications for hot food takeaways will be based on the following factors: