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ii.
The provision of a non-residential building or buildings where the area of
development exceeds 5 hectares;
iii.
Other relevant proposals as requested by the local authority.
All HIAs and HIA Screening shall be undertaken in accordance with the Council’s
Health Supplementary Planning Document. The HIA and HIA Screening will be a
material consideration in the determination of the planning application. Where
significant negative impacts on health and wellbeing are identified, the Council will
require applicants to mitigate for such impacts, in order to make the proposal
acceptable The Council may use planning conditions and/or developer contributions
to achieve this and also to ensure any significant positive identified impacts are
realised.
Justification
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The Marmot Review (February 2010) highlighted that socio-economic inequalities, including
the built environment, have a clear effect on the health outcomes of the population. One of
the key policy objectives aimed at reducing the gap in life expectancy between people of
lower and higher socio-economic backgrounds, is to “create and develop healthy and
sustainable places and communities”. In February 2020 The Institute of Health Equity
published The Health Foundation: 'Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years
On', the report highlights that poor health is increasing, the health gap has grown between
wealthy and deprived areas and that place matters to health.
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The NPPF (updated February 2019) promotes the role of planning to create healthy and safe
communities by supporting local strategies to improve health, social and cultural wellbeing
for all. It also encourages applicants to engage early and proactively with the community and
other consultees. It states that planning policies and decisions should aim to achieve
healthy, inclusive and safe places which promote social interaction, are safe and accessible
and enable and support healthy lifestyles.
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Additional guidance in the NPPG Healthy and Safe Communities (updated November 2019)
highlights the importance of planning in improving health and wellbeing. The Guidance
states that the Director of Public Health should be consulted on any planning applications
that are likely to have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the local population
or particular groups within it. Also that a health impact assessment is a useful tool to use
where there are expected to be significant impacts.
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The Solihull Council Plan for 2020-2025 sits in the context of the Solihull Health and
Wellbeing Strategy and the Covid-19 Economic Recovery Plan. The plan is based on the
belief that economic development, environmental sustainability and health and wellbeing
must go hand in hand. This is reflected in the nine priorities of the plan set within the themes
of economy, environment and people and communities. These priorities are all linked to
improving health and wellbeing within the Borough and a particular focus is the need to focus
on health inequalities in Solihull and the actions that can be taken.
448.
The Solihull Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2019-22) is published by Solihull Health and
Wellbeing Board. The main purpose of the Board is to provide a forum in which key leaders
from the local health and care system work together to improve the health and wellbeing of
their local population from pre-birth to end of life. The Strategy is developed using various
sources of information, including the JSNA and focuses on a small number of priorities.
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Planning has a key role in shaping the wider determinants of health and wellbeing; at a local
and strategic scale. A wide range of social, economic and environmental factors, over which
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