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ID sylw: 107753

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Bellway Strategic Land

Asiant : Savills

The Policy Direction requires major development to be supported by a Health Impact Assessment. It is considered that the plan should set a threshold for what the policy considers to be ‘major’ to ensure that the policy and requirements are clear (NPPF paragraph 16d). Without a clear threshold, assessments could become inconsistent and create uncertainty. Therefore it is important that the Policy Direction provides the necessary clarity to ensure the requirement is justified (as required by paragraph 36 of the NPPF).
Policy Direction 30 states that: “developments with significant negative impact on health and wellbeing will not be supported unless mitigated or compensated for through planning obligations”. This is a broad statement and does not define what is considered a constitute a negative impact on health. It should accordingly be made clear that any mitigation / compensation should be site specific, and would need to comply with the tests set out in Regulation 122(2) of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended).