Policy information sourced from The London Plan 2021

GG3 Creating a Healthy City

To improve Londoners’ health and reduce health inequalities, those involved in planning and development must:

  1. ensure that the wider determinants of health are addressed in an integrated and co-ordinated way, taking a systematic approach to improving the mental and physical health of all Londoners and reducing health inequalities
  2. promote more active and healthy lives for all Londoners and enable them to make healthy choices
  3. use the Healthy Streets Approach to prioritise health in all planning decisions
  4. assess the potential impacts of development proposals and Development Plans on the mental and physical health and wellbeing of communities, in order to mitigate any potential negative impacts, maximise potential positive impacts, and help reduce health inequalities, for example through the use of Health Impact Assessments
  5. plan for appropriate health and care infrastructure to address the needs of London’s changing and growing population
  6. seek to improve London’s air quality, reduce public exposure to poor air quality and minimise inequalities in levels of exposure to air pollution
  7. plan for improved access to and quality of green spaces, the provision of new green infrastructure, and spaces for play, recreation and sports
  8. ensure that new buildings are well-insulated and sufficiently ventilated to avoid the health problems associated with damp, heat and cold I seek to create a healthy food environment, increasing the availability of healthy food and restricting unhealthy options.

For more information please see The London Plan 2021