Policy information sourced from Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy
CH2 Healthy Communities
All development must allow and enable residents to lead more healthy and active lifestyles. Measures that will help to build healthier communities and address health inequalities must be incorporated into development where possible, and developments are expected to:
- promote healthy and active living for all age groups, including older people;
- for major developments, take account of the impact of development on health inequalities, which should include a Health Impact Assessment (HIA). The Healthy Urban Planning Framework (HUPF) checklist should also be used as appropriate;
- ensure health facilities in Royal Greenwich are accessible to all by walking, cycling and public transport and that new development of health facilities is appropriate to local needs;
- ensure that Royal Greenwich’s parks, play areas, open spaces and leisure facilities are accessible to all and encourage increased provision where appropriate to meet the needs of the local community (see also policy H5, E1 and OS (c)), particularly in areas of deficiency;
- ensure access to local healthy food (see also policy CH1, policy TC7 and policy TC (c)), including the protection of street and farmers’ markets and encourage new markets where appropriate;
- promote active living, through creating places that are easily accessible, that connect to existing walking and cycling routes and extend/enhance these where possible (see also policy DH1 & policy IM3);
- safeguard existing allotments and, for major developments in deficiency areas, include appropriately sited allotments or community gardens;
- maximise opportunities associated with the Olympic Legacy; and
- provide public toilets in publicly accessible major developments.
For more information please see the Local Plan Core Strategy