Policy information sourced from Brentwood Local Plan

MG04: Health Impact Assessments (HIAs)

To ensure new development is designed to promote good health, a Health Impact Assessment, will be required for residential proposals of 50 or more units (or less than 50 units at the discretion of the planning authority where the number of units could propose a significant impact on the community and infrastructure) and non-residential developments of 1,000m2 , or more, and hot food takeaways that are not within a designated town, district or local centre and are within 400 metres of a school entrance. The Health Impact Assessment will be prepared in accordance with the advice and best practice as published by Public Health England and locally through the EPOA HIA Guidance Note, using the most up to date guidance. The purpose of the Health Impact Assessment is to identify opportunities of positive health impacts and potential negative impacts and how they might be mitigated.

Where significant impacts are identified, planning permission will be refused unless reasonable mitigation or planning controls can be secured.

For more information please see the Local Plan