Linkages between health and the environment have long been established. The design of our neighbourhoods can influence physical activity levels, travel patterns, social connectivity, mental and physical health, and wellbeing outcomes. The Surrey Health and Planning Forum seeks to strengthen links across planning and health teams by providing a forum for health and planning officers to come together to help create healthy places.
The forum has successfully produced the following guidance:
- Guidance on health and spatial plannng in Surrey which outlines the organisations responsible and signposts to tools which can be used for healthy placemaking.
- A guidance statement outlining the Public Health team's stance on Health Impact Assessment.
- A Health in Neighbourhood Planning Guidance, which illustrates how health principles can best be incorporated within neighbourhood plans. This document contains links to further information, data and best practice examples to guide healthy neighbourhood plan creation.
