Policy information sourced from the Islington Development Management Policies

DM6.1 Healthy development

Developments are required to provide healthy environments, reduce environmental stresses, facilitate physical activity and promote mental well-being. Large developments, and developments where potential health issues are identified, are required to submit a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in line with guidance established by the council, to enhance health benefits and mitigate any identified impacts on the wider determinants of health; this may involve planning obligations.

All major residential developments will be assessed for impacts on additional health services utilisation arising from the development and capacity of existing services. Health services include primary and community care, acute (hospital) facilities and mental health provision. This includes the capital cost of providing the required space and revenue costs of running the necessary services before mainstream NHS funding takes account of the new population. Planning obligations will be negotiated to secure such additional health services from developments in excess of 200 residential units or 10,000m2 gross, where needs are not adequately addressed through CIL.

The council will support the provision of new and improved health facilities and their co-location with other community uses, subject to an assessment of the full range of planning considerations.

Major developments that are open to the public such as shops and leisure uses shall, where appropriate, provide free publicly accessible toilets and drinking water fountains during opening hours.

Developments in locations of poor air quality should be designed to mitigate the impact of poor air quality to within acceptable limits. Where adequate mitigation is not provided and/or is not practical planning permission may be refused.

Developments should not cause significant harm to air quality, cumulatively or individually. Where modelling indicates significant harm would be caused this shall be fully addressed through appropriate mitigation.

Noise sensitive developments should be adequately separated from major sources of noise, such as road, rail and certain types of development. Noise generating uses should, where possible, be sited away from noise sensitive uses. Where noise generating uses are proposed within a residential area, applicants should demonstrate that the use will not give rise to noise nuisance.

The council will require adequate treatment of any contaminated land before development can commence.

See also Policy DM9.1 (Infrastructure) and Policy DM9.2 (Planning obligations).

For more information please see the Islington Development Management Policies