Q-W4: Please add any comments you wish to make about a healthy, safe and inclusive South Warwickshire

Q-W2: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire Option W2a: Include a policy on Health Impact Assessments We agree that it would be beneficial to capture the cumulative health impacts on major developments, however, we would welcome the proportionate requirement for Health Impact Assessments, rather than a blanket requirement for submission of a Health Impact Assessment as part of all major planning applications.

Q-W2: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire Option W2a: Include a policy on Health Impact Assessments We agree that it would be beneficial to capture the cumulative health impacts on major developments, however, we would welcome the proportionate requirement for Health Impact Assessments, rather than a blanket requirement for submission of a Health Impact Assessment as part of all major planning applications.

Q-W2: It is important that further unnecessary costs and burdens are placed on developers so such an approach should be carefully focused. The policy clearly defines what is required of the HIA and not go beyond/stray into matters of other consenting regimes or unnecessary duplication with other policies. Q-W3: Option W3a: Include an overall policy on health. This would be a sensible approach. The policy should be clear on the scope and avoid unnecessary duplication with other policies and consider viability and sustainability of any requirements.

QW1. Should the Part 1 plan include a policy on pollution? This is a national and regional issue. QW2 Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire: The JPC does not support work on this as it is inappropriate for a sub-regional plan

Q-W2 55. The threshold for any Heath Impact Assessments being required should be a high threshold (e.g. 150 dwellings) because it is usually the scale of the proposal which has the greatest effect on healthcare provision.

Q-W2: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire It is important that further unnecessary costs and burdens are placed on developers so such an approach should be carefully focused. The policy clearly defines what is required of the HIA and not go beyond/stray into matters of other consenting regimes or unnecessary duplication with other policies. Q-W3: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire Option W3a: Include an overall policy on health. This would be a sensible approach. The policy should be clear on the scope and avoid unnecessary duplication with other policies and consider viability and sustainability of any requirements.

Q W.1 Should the Part 1 plan include a policy on pollution? Yes. In August last year, the United Nations General Assembly declared that everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment, including clean air, water and a stable climate. The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill is being considered by the UK government to ensure the government takes action to bring air quality in every community up to World Health Organisation minimum standards PM 2.5 Air Pollutants on Henley High street already exceed WHO guidelines. Further development will increase congestion and pollution. Uptake of electric vehicles is slow so it is questionable that this will significantly mitigate this in our lifetimes. So yes, pollution should absolutely be taken into account. Q-W4: There is great concern that there appears to little reassurance in terms of planning, resources and funding that shows local authorities will meet the additional needs of local populations where significant expansion of these populations are made. This will result in the reduction of access to preventative medicine at both a personal and population level. On top of this on-going care of chronic disease will be negatively impacted. These services would need to be in place prior to any planning consideration. There appears to be no identification of access to A&E or minor accident units. Henley residents are required to make over 30 minute car journeys to reach any facility.

Issue W2: Health Impact Assessments for major development Hermes considers there is insufficient justification to include a policy requirement for Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) for all major developments (option W2b). Flexibility should be built into any emerging policy such that the impacts of the proposed development are considered prior to the confirmation that a HIA is needed. Any HIAs that are subsequently required should be proportionate to the nature and scale of the proposed development.

Q-W1: Warwickshire County Council support an overall policy on Pollution. The following supports our decision: Pollution is vast covering land, sea and water. An overarching approach should provide a co-produced systematic plan in addressing the issue in line with the latest evidence base. This approach maybe progressive given time to change behaviours and implement new ways of working and to allow time required for transformation change in uniting all sectors and partners. Supports Warwickshire County Council’s declared climate emergency. Warwickshire County Council - Council Plan 2020-2025. Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK. Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK, as long-term exposure to air pollution can cause chronic conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases as well as lung cancer, leading to reduced life expectancy. (Health Matters: air Pollution, GOV.UK) People living in the most deprived areas are more likely to suffer from multiple long-term conditions which can be exacerbated by poor air quality. Warwickshire County Council’s Promoting Health and Wellbeing through Spatial Planning reports: Transport related air pollution impacts most on the disadvantaged which results in increased risk of respiratory diseases and other illness. People in the 10 per cent most deprived areas in England experience worst air quality, suffering for example 41 per cent higher concentrations of nitrogen dioxide than the average (Walker, 2003). Lower socioeconomic groups are more likely to be housed close to airports, highways and busy roads, meaning that these groups are likely to experience more nuisance from noise and pollution than other groups. https://democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk/documents/s2123/04%20Appendix%20A.pdf Given people living in the most deprived areas in England experience worst air quality and suffer from multiple long-term conditions which can be exacerbated by pollution, there should also be a focus on making health inequalities a priority to improve the likelihood of positive outcomes, especially within identified Air Quality Management Areas. Given the scale of Pollution, Warwickshire Public Health look forward to hearing more about this approach as the South Warwickshire Local Plan develops Q-W2: Option W2a: Include a policy on Health Impact Assessments. Warwickshire Public Health support a Health Impact Assessment approach. Warwickshire Public Health are pleased to see that “As well as a HIA of the policies at Preferred Options stage, consideration should be given to major planning proposals and whether applications for these should require a Health Impact Assessment to be submitted”. As outlined in the Issues and Option 2023 document and supported in the Consultation Statement 2022 the National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPF) refers to Health Impact Assessment's as a useful planning tool in addressing any major development proposals and considers the impact they may have on the health and wellbeing of a population. Additionally, this is supported by national government guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spatial-planning-for-health-evidence-review and the National Government Association. Health Impact Assessment is a method Warwickshire County Council recommend using to systematically examine the effect that a development may have on a population. The Warwickshire Director of Public Health Annual Report 2022 has made several recommendations to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities in Warwickshire. The recommendations are framed around the themes of housing, food, and transport to address the causes of poor health and wellbeing. Implementation of the recommendations will rely upon the concerted efforts of key partners across health and care and the wider determinants of health. One of the four recommendations highlights that “that key anchor organisations, including local authorities focus expertise and capacity on building an inclusive, healthy and sustainable Warwickshire. To do this, all partners should focus on: “Policy: adopting, and sharing learning from, a Health in All Policies approach (https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/health-policies-1/health-policies) and using Health Equity Assessment Tool (HEAT) to reduce inequalities in health”. The HEAT was produced by Public Health England (PHE) to enable professionals to systematically identify and address health inequalities and equity in their work programmes or services. The Director of Public Health Annual Report 2022 can be accessed here: https://api.warwickshire.gov.uk/documents/WCCC-1350011118-3085 Departments across Warwickshire County Council over the last 18 months have successfully completed HEAT used to judge the potential health effects of new developments, policy, programmes and / or projects on a population, particularly on vulnerable or disadvantaged groups. HEAT across the Council have proven to be a success providing impactful opportunities to influence policy so that any potential negative health impacts can be considered, reduced or avoided and opportunities for positive impacts can be enhanced and improved further. In addition to HEAT, Warwickshire County Council recommend that developers use the Wales HIA Support Unit (WHIASU) tool https://phwwhocc.co.uk/whiasu/ or the London Healthy Urban Development Unit https://www.healthyurbandevelopment.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/HUDU-Rapid-HIA-Tool-October-2019.pdf Warwickshire County Council Public Health team recommend the Health Equity Assessment / HEAT should be started at the beginning of the policy development process, with adequate time and resources available to support it. The consequences for health of the development can then be fully considered, and the HIA/HEAT can have a genuine influence on the development. The HIA/HEAT will need to be revisited with each iteration of the proposed development, to ensure that significant changes have been assessed. Public Health Warwickshire support working in conjunction with South Warwickshire on the Health Impact Assessment. Q-W3: Option W3a: Include an overall policy on health: Public Health Warwickshire support an overall health policy approach. A Health Policy developed at Stage 1 will provide an overarching framework in creating communities which are safe, healthy, and inclusive for everyone across South Warwickshire. The Policy, developed at a strategic level should be co-produced with local infrastructure providers at the earliest possible stage to understand requirements and take account of key strategies and that duplication is avoided. Regular review and evaluation of the Policy would ensure the Policy is informed, updated with strategy priorities, latest evidence base and emerging needs of communities. There should also be a focus on making health inequalities a priority to improve the likelihood of positive outcomes. Q-W4: Warwickshire County Council where pleased to see that “There is a lot of evidence which suggests that the places in which people live and work can have a profound influence over their physical and mental health. A paper written by Public Health England 'Getting research into practice A resource for local authorities on planning healthier places' suggests that poor health and illness is influenced by the environment in which people live.” Ensuring places are well connected to green spaces provides opportunities for people to exercise outside and walk and/or cycle to key services and facilities is key. Regular green space visits are associated with improvements in mental wellbeing and exercising outside. Please see the WCC Public Health developed Promoting Health and Wellbeing Through Spatial Planning document for more information: https://democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk/documents/s2123/04%20Appendix%20A.pdf. Warwickshire Public Health value the South Warwickshire consultation with professionals and the public to understand what is important to them in line with local health and wellbeing needs. Targeted community engagement with the public will help in addressing barriers to healthy behaviours, For example, if the community are travelling children to school in the car and live in a built up urban area with high traffic congestion the motivation to engage in active travel is lower and that changes, awareness and education is required. How do we encourage various modes of active travel where uptake is low? Are barriers fully understood? How can appropriate active travel materials and resources help with individuals’ behaviours? Behaviour change models can be a helpful guide when identifying intervention components and addressing barriers to healthy behaviours. The COM-B behaviour change model is used extensively in behaviour change interventions in the scientific literature. COM-B (‘capability’, ‘opportunity’, ‘motivation’ and ‘behaviour’) model. This model recognises that behaviour is part of an interacting system involving all these components. [COM-B image included] Community engagement is essential to ensure interventions are appropriate, targeted for communities and their needs are highlighted to have the most positive impact. We recommend an emphasis on co-production to improve the likelihood of positive behaviour change. Community champions have been shown as a positive intervention to engage with communities and develop local solutions. Adopting this approach may influence communities to increase knowledge and confidence in being able to cycle to school. Green open Spaces are known to be linked to significant benefits for people's health and wellbeing, as well as additional environmental and economic benefits. Can Warwickshire Public Health ask if green gyms have been considered, especially as the rising cost of living is likely to exacerbate some of the health inequalities which already exist across the county? Finally, Warwickshire Public Health ask that consideration is in place for regulating the growth and proliferation of hot food takeaway, highlighting the links to obesity, especially within the most deprived areas across Warwickshire. Warwickshire Public Health encourage all new hot food takeaway establishments to undertake a Health Impact Assessment prior to planning approval. https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/planning-document-to-limit-the-proliferation-of-takeaways Evidence supporting this consideration is the following for Warwickshire: • Adults classified as overweight or obese has increased from 63.3% (2019/2020) to 65.6% (2020/21) • Year 6 children classified as obese and severely obese has increased from 19.8% (2019/20) to 21.6% in 2021/22) • Reception age children classified as obese and severely obese has also increased from 8.7% in 2019/20 to 8.9% in 2021/22. Access to further healthy lifestyle health data when assessing developments and populations can be found here: https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/search/Road%20traffic%20accidents#page/1/gid/1/pat/6/ati/402/are/E10000031/iid/90804/age/169/sex/4/cat/-1/ctp/-1/yrr/3/cid/4/tbm/1 https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/joint-strategic-needs-assessments-1

Q-W2: Lockley Homes would select Option W2b referred to above. Lockley Homes maintains its view that Health Impact Assessments (HIA’s) should be required for major new housing development proposals. We would suggest a threshold of residential schemes over 2,000 residential units. Health Impact Assessments (HIA’s)should only be required for large major strategic housing site allocations. We also have concerns that many Council’s do not have the required in-house technical skills and sufficient expertise to assess HIA’s when they are submitted at the Development Management Planning Application submission stage. They are also likely to place a further layer of additional bureaucracy burden on already stretched Development Management Planning Officers, who are in many cases at many Local Planning Authorities across the UK, already struggling with individual officer planning application caseloads over 150 planning application per officer. At a time when Local Planning Authorities across the United Kingdom are struggling and significantly under-resourced, where some Council’s Development Management/ Planning Policy Teams are failing and over-stretched due to 15 years of continual ongoing financial austerity measures being imposed by Central Government (London) since the year 2008, and at a time when Local Planning Authorities are facing significantly high workload pressures, with very limited staff resource levels, and notable significant and severe town planning skills shortages within Local Planning Authority both Development Management and Planning Policy Teams, we would advise that a pre-cautionary approach is taken in relation to the proposed use of Health Impact Assessments at the Development Management planning application stage within South Warwickshire. It is also important to ensure that if Health Impact Assessments are used by the South Warwickshire District Council’s, that they (the HIA’s) provide measurable and meaningful outcomes/ measurable performance targets to establish periodically whether they are in fact working effectively to help deliver high quality development proposals across the SWLP area. To ensure that they do not just merely add a further layer of additional and unnecessary bureaucracy on the private sector development industry. It is also important to ensure that Health Impact Assessments do not place an additional, onerous and unnecessary financial burden (in terms of additional background technical evidence reports required to support planning applications) on the private sector house building development industry. At a time when the house building sector is vulnerable and fragile due to the adverse economic climate facing the UK, for the reasons already explained within this wider Representations Statement (2023). The number of background specialist technical evidence base reports now required to enable the Registration of Planning Applications, even planning applications involving relatively modest small-scale development proposals, has significantly increased within the last 10 years across all LPA Development Management Teams. The above issues are therefore relevant as they cause a time delay in registration and additional financial costs for developers.

Q W.1 Should the Part 1 plan include a policy on pollution? Yes. In August last year, the United Nations General Assembly declared that everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment, including clean air, water and a stable climate. The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill is being considered by the UK government to ensure the government takes action to bring air quality in every community up to World Health Organisation minimum standards PM 2.5 Air Pollutants on Henley High street already exceed WHO guidelines. Further development will increase congestion and pollution. Uptake of electric vehicles is slow so it is questionable that this will significantly mitigate this in our lifetimes. So yes, pollution should absolutely be taken into account. W4 There is great concern that there appears to little reassurance in terms of planning, resources and funding that shows local authorities will meet the additional needs of local populations where significant expansion of these populations are made. This will result in the reduction of access to preventative medicine at both a personal and population level. On top of this on-going care of chronic disease will be negatively impacted. These services would need to be in place prior to any planning consideration. There appears to be no identification of access to A&E or minor accident units. Henley residents are required to make over 30 minute car journeys to reach any facility.

A talk delivered at the Henley in Arden Joint Parish Council meeting on the 5th of December 2022 by Julie de Bastion [image of community garden included] This is America's first urban "agrihood" in Detroit. It feeds 2.000 households for free from this three-acre garden and a fruit orchard with 200 trees. It also has a sensory garden for kids. Good evening everyone Thank you Ray for inviting me to speak for 10 minutes I will try to be brief. My name is Julie de Bastion. I'm here tonight to introduce an idea I'm going to call " community food for all " sometimes when things feel overwhelming & everything feels insecure with systems breaking down, that is one of the best opportunities for breakthroughs to happen. And just sometimes breakdown of an old order, is necessary to rewind and see what successes we can create out of it. In nature things die, in order for new life to begin. Systems we have been abiding by, and do not serve us any longer, can hopefully make way for something new. so tonight I'm here to plant a seed hopefully that will grow into something beautiful to serve and provide for us. if you can imagine a community that can feed itself, provide food for free ,and sustain itself, if you could imagine a way young people can cherish hope for their future lives, improve mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing, you would say. Yes let's bring it on, and so this is my idea. I would like to see Henley in Arden develop a community garden, growing free food for the community, it would take organisational skills to bring it together, to see it through, and sustain it, but I'm especially directing this to our young people of our community, so they may be inspired to learn how to grow food, maintain it, preserve it and cook with it, to nourish themselves in healthy ways, nutritious in EVERY way. it's so important for children to think of their future, creatively, positively with innovation and motivation and a strong will to get things done. The best way to give children a sense of hope and agency is to give them something they can DO physically. To get involved in the ownership, autonomy and activity, being able to do something positive to make their futures secure and sustainable, This idea of the free food for the community is not new, it goes back thousands of years, our civilisations are founded on it. But what brought it home to me as a reality in today's world was when I was in America some years back, visiting my son. there was a church nearby in his neighbourhood with a large plot of land next to it growing all kinds of vegetables and fruit. I asked a church warden about it. He told me this was the community garden where anybody from the local community could come and take food for free. yes Just take food for free ! I asked him how they did this he said well, it just grows, we just plant, and then everything from then on just takes care of itself, and it's gods gift to the community but I know behind that is all the groundwork! they have to get the seeds planted and more importantly there is the WILL to do it. So what I'm proposing right now is that we find a patch of land in Henley that can be given to planting vegetables, fruit, anything that will grow in our climate and invite young people, with the help of their families, to take care of it. and have some tuition in basic gardening SKILLS .and overseers to make sure that they're doing it correctly, How this would work is what I am appealing to you to think about What budget is needed ? some fundraising for core funding to buy the seeds or tools and money for gardeners or people who can help the children learn. We would perhaps need to change the rules on what is called 'protected land" down by the new playground by the river because water is essential, or the Jubilee play area at the back of Castle close! It has to be visible, so people don't have to walk miles to find it or even know about it, I think that's the crucial aspect of it, it's got to be something people see almost every day and for children to walk past on their way to school and where it's part of everyday familiar life and knowing it's there to provide free food in our community I don't need to go into the benefits of this long-term It's obvious in these days we need to think about self-sustaining projects that will make us more independent ,more self-reliant and resilient and food secure so really this is at the heart of its core purpose Especially for our young to own and be proud of, and we need to enable and to lead by example. Thank you very much I invite people to comment please https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fckz Costing the Earth Radio Four Tuesday 22 / wednesday 23 November 2022

Q-W2: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire We are supportive of Option W2a and consider a policy should be included on Health Impact Assessments. This option seeks to deliver appropriate local facilities to support residents and to enhance the sustainability of existing areas. The Vision Document prepared for the Site has been structured to follow Building for a Healthy Life (BHL) principles. BHL is one of the most widely used design tools in England for creating places that are better for people and nature. It was written in partnership with Homes England, NHS England and NHS Improvement and is structured to set clear expectations for new developments. Equally, and as BHL sets out, the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of designing for active travel. This is in recognition that design choices that help people feel disposed to walk or ride a bicycle in their neighbourhood are critical to supporting a sense of well-being from outdoor exercise. By following BHL, a critical aspect of the Vision for the Site is to design for active travel and access to green space. The Site has good accessibility to the existing footway and PRoW network, in addition to existing local cycle routes and public transport options. The ability to be able to walk and cycle within the new neighbourhood and the site’s good accessibility to the built-up area of Long Itchington, a town with many local services, is key in order to minimise traffic and mitigating climate change. It is considered that the healthcare requirements for strategic sites should be set out in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan, once prepared. We note that work is ongoing in relation to the Infrastructure Delivery Plan. We therefore reserve the right to comment further at a later stage, once the specific requirements for sites have been clearly defined.

Q-W3: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire Option W3a: Include an overall policy on health. In order to align with government policy, it is considered that there will be necessity for the plan to have regard for a policy relating to health. The NPPF states that in order to achieve sustainable development the planning system has three objectives. Paragraph 8(b) refers to the social objective which includes the provision of services that reflect current and future needs of communities in respect of health. Paragraph 20(c) also states that Strategic policies should set out an overall strategy for the pattern, scale and design quality of places, and make sufficient provision for community facilities including health infrastructure. Engagement with relevant stakeholders, specifically the NHS trust and associated commissioning groups is essential at an early stage to understand the necessary infrastructure provisions required to accommodate growth and development within the plan period. Requests relating to the delivery of specific physical infrastructure should be clearly identified in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan and should be identified and considered within the plans emerging viability evidence base and relevant assessments.

Q-W2: It is important that further unnecessary costs and burdens are placed on developers so such an approach should be carefully focused. The policy clearly defines what is required of the HIA and not go beyond/stray into matters of other consenting regimes or unnecessary duplication with other policies. Q-W3: Option W3a: Include an overall policy on health. This would be a sensible approach. The policy should be clear on the scope and avoid unnecessary duplication with other policies and consider viability and sustainability of any requirements.

Q W.1 Should the Part 1 plan include a policy on pollution? Yes. In August last year, the United Nations General Assembly declared that everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment, including clean air, water and a stable climate. The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill is being considered by the UK government to ensure the government takes action to bring air quality in every community up to World Health Organisation minimum standards PM 2.5 Air Pollutants on Henley High street already exceed WHO guidelines. Further development will increase congestion and pollution. Uptake of electric vehicles is slow so it is questionable that this will significantly mitigate this in our lifetimes. So yes, pollution should absolutely be taken into account. W4 There is great concern that there appears to little reassurance in terms of planning, resources and funding that shows local authorities will meet the additional needs of local populations where significant expansion of these populations are made. This will result in the reduction of access to preventative medicine at both a personal and population level. On top of this on-going care of chronic disease will be negatively impacted. These services would need to be in place prior to any planning consideration. There appears to be no identification of access to A&E or minor accident units. Henley residents are required to make over 30 minute car journeys to reach any facility.

Q-W2: It is important that further unnecessary costs and burdens are placed on developers so such an approach should be carefully focused. The policy clearly defines what is required of the HIA and not go beyond/stray into matters of other consenting regimes or unnecessary duplication with other policies. Q-W3: Option W3a: Include an overall policy on health. This would be a sensible approach. The policy should be clear on the scope and avoid unnecessary duplication with other policies and consider viability and sustainability of any requirements.

Issue W1: Pollution Q-W1: Should the Part 1 plan include a policy on pollution? 7.1 The Church Commissioners supports the introduction of a policy which would cover all pollution and would ensure that any development that would result in a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of people in an area will not be permitted unless effective mitigation can be achieved. However, the Policy needs to be suitably worded to allow for offsetting and mitigation measures. The Policy should also be clear in defining what is classed as effective mitigation. Issue W3: Ensuring the built environment provides healthy and inclusive communities Q-W3: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire One of the overarching principles to achieve the vision of the SWLP is ‘a healthy, safe and inclusive South Warwickshire – enabling everyone to enjoy safe and healthy lifestyles with a good quality of life.’ Consequently, an overall policy should be included with Part 1 to help achieve the overall vision, however cannot be detailed until Part 2. As a result, the Policy would need to be brief but re-affirm that development should achieve healthy, safe and inclusive communities. The Policy needs to be worded in accordance with the NPPF, specifically paragraph 8, contributing towards the overall achievement of sustainable development, whereby the social objective is achieved by supporting a strong, vibrant and healthy community. Furthermore, Paragraph 92 of the NPPF states that planning policies should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places which promote social interaction, are safe and accessible and enable and support healthy lifestyles.

QW1 The Parish Council considers this is a national and regional issue QW2 The Parish Council considers this is inappropriate for a sub-regional plan

As explained in the Issues & Options, it is agreed that public open space is not a strategic priority to address in the SWLP Part 1. 3.65 Taylor Wimpey welcome further engagement on the “further evidence” to be collated to determine the level of public open space need in South Warwickshire. 3.66 Finally, it is agreed that public open space requirements will change over time and it is important for any non-strategic policy to be flexible to reflect any such changes to need.

Option W2a: Include a policy on Health Impact Assessments. St Joseph understand that development can have an impact on how health and wellbeing is promoted, and we believe that including a requirement for development proposals to be subject to a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) will benefit the local area.When looking at other Local Planning Authorities, a number of them require the submission of a HIA on schemes over 10 homes. On the other hand, some authorities only require developments to undertake a HIA when developing in areas that have high levels of deprivation where residents experience poorer health outcomes compared to more affluent areas. St Joseph suggest it would be appropriate to implement a HIA on all major developments. By implementing this requirement it will assist with achieving the ‘healthy, safe and inclusive South Warwickshire’ principle. Option W3a: Include an overall policy on health. St Joseph believe including an additional policy of health will result in a duplication of the previous HIA policy. St Joseph suggest combining the two, and incorporating a policy specifically on health, and within this policy, require the submission of a HIA.

Q-W1: Should the Part 1 plan include a policy on pollution? 7.1 Caddick Land supports the introduction of a policy which would cover all pollution and would ensure that any development that would result in a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of people in an area will not be permitted unless effective mitigation can be achieved. However, the Policy needs to be suitably worded to allow for offsetting and mitigation measures. The Policy should also be clear in defining what is classed as effective mitigation. Q-W3: One of the overarching principles to achieve the vision of the SWLP is ‘a healthy, safe and inclusive South Warwickshire – enabling everyone to enjoy safe and healthy lifestyles with a good quality of life.’ Consequently, an overall policy should be included with Part 1 to help achieve the overall vision, however cannot be detailed until Part 2. As a result, the Policy would need to be brief but re-affirm that development should achieve healthy, safe and inclusive communities. The Policy needs to be worded in accordance with the NPPF, specifically paragraph 8, contributing towards the overall achievement of sustai nable development, whereby the social objective is achieved by supporting a strong, vibrant and healthy community. Furthermore, Paragraph 92 of the NPPF states that planning policies should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places which promote so cial interaction, are safe and accessible and enable and support healthy lifestyles.

Q-W1: Should the Part 1 plan include a policy on pollution? NWBC Response – Agreed, to discourage potential pollution generators/uses, but care needs to be taken that planning policy doesn’t duplicate or encroach into Environmental Health regulations and responsibilities. Q-W2: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire NWBC Response – Agreed, W2a, but policy should ensure requirements only apply to appropriate major planning applications/developments. Q-W3: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire NWBC Response – Include a policy to reflect NPPF Policy on well-being and sustainable development, to “meet needs of present and future generations; and by fostering well-designed, beautiful and safe places, with accessible services and open spaces that reflect current and future needs and support communities’ health, social and cultural well-being”