Policy information sourced from Newham Local Plan 2018

SP2 Healthy Neighbourhoods

Development proposals which address the following strategic principles and spatial strategy, and technical criteria will be supported:

  • Strategic Principles and Spatial Strategy:
    • The Council supports health care partners’ efforts to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce health inequalities and recognises the role of planning in doing so through the creation of healthy neighbourhoods and places. In Newham, this will be achieved through responding to the following contributors to health and well-being:
      • The need to promote healthy eating through taking into consideration the cumulative impact of A5 uses (hot food takeaways) as per SP9;
      • The need to improve Newham’s air quality, reduce exposure to airborne pollutants and secure the implementation of the Air Quality Action Plan, having regard to national and international obligations as per SP9 and SC5;
      • The need to improve employment levels and reduce poverty, whilst attending to the environmental impacts of economic development including community/ public safety, noise, vibrations and odour and the legacy of contaminated land as per SP8 and SC1;
      • The need to improve housing quality and reduce crime, insecurity and stress and improve inclusion through better urban design and housing mix as per H1-4, SC1 and SP3;
      • The need for new or improved health facilities, (as per INF8) and importance of protection and promotion of local access to health and other community facilities and employment, including sources of fresh, healthy food in line with Policies SP6, SC1, INF8 and INF5;
      • The importance of facilitating and promoting walking and cycling to increase people’s activity rates as per INF2;
      • The need for new or improved inclusive open space and sports facilities, including good quality, secure and stimulating playspace and informal recreation provision for young people and accessible natural greenspace and bluespace to encourage greater participation in physical activity and provide relief from urban intensity, as per INF6 & 7; and
      • The role of Newham University Hospital as a key provider of clinical care and expertise, employment and training provision.
  • Design and technical criteria:
    • The requirement for major development proposals to be accompanied by a health impact assessment detailing how they respond to the above contributors to health and well-being, including details of ongoing management or mitigation of issues where necessary.

For more information please see the Local Plan 2018