Planning Applications. While Norfolk County Council (NCC) Public Health are informed of planning applications for significant housing developments as county councils are statutory consultees, other health planning and commissioning bodies are not listed nationally as statutory consultees on such applications. One of the aims of this document therefore is to raise awareness of the importance of local planning authorities in Norfolk gaining input not only from NCC Public Health, but also from relevant health service planning and commissioning bodies on housing developments. The STP estate groups role as co-ordinator between local planning authorities, health partners and CCG’s will assist both in ensuring that development is planned to enable healthy lifestyles and allow service delivery to be planned effectively. Guidance is offered nationally on some considerations on who to engage. It is particularly important that NCC Public Health and relevant healthcare planning and commissioning bodies via the appropriate coordinating mechanism are consulted on proposals for development aimed at groups in society with distinct health needs such as the elderly and students. The respective LPAs should therefore consult NCC Public Health and Health partners on planning applications submitted for housing developments of 50 dwellings or more and for all planning applications including care homes, housing for the elderly, student accommodation and any proposals which would lead to significant loss of public open space. This should include any relevant pre- application discussions. For developments below 50 dwellings which may have an impact upon health services then the STP Estates’ Group should also be contacted for an initial view. Discussions and comments provided on all planning applications will make use of the criteria set out in the Health and Wellbeing Checklist (Appendix 2). Planning officers should make developers aware of this checklist and the benefits of taking account of it in working up housing proposals. PRE-APPLICATION DISCUSSIONS Since pre-application discussions are held for most of the larger scale proposals, NCC Public Health and the STP Estates’ Group will be engaged with and comments sought on pre-application proposals in Norfolk for all housing developments of 50 dwellings or more5, for those including care homes, housing for the elderly, student accommodation and for proposals which would lead to significant loss of public open space when resources allow. NCC Public Health and Health partners may adjust this threshold of 50 dwellings in the future in consultation with the local authority planners. Where HIAs are required, which currently only applies in Norfolk in Greater Norwich (and only for developments of over 500 dwellings), pre-application discussions should include the HIA’s scope and nature in order to embed health planning considerations. Over time the use of HIAs should be used for all developments of this size and more generally where possible. Engagement in pre-application discussions will, in many cases, be the most important stage of involvement in the planning application process as it enables Health and Social care partners and NCC Public Health to influence the design principles of development at its earliest stage. OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATIONS Consultations on outline applications provide an excellent opportunity for health partners and NCC Public Health to comment on emerging development proposals, influencing the eventual development form and identifying whether additional health facilities may be required to serve the community. Adding to the information gained through the Local Plan site allocation process, outline applications enable health and NCC Public Health to gain further knowledge of the scale and likely timescale for delivery of housing. They also provide an additional opportunity for Health and NCC Public Health to influence the form of a development before detailed proposals are submitted. Only a proportion of major housing applications, usually the larger scale and more complex proposals, will include an outline phase. FULL PLANNING APPLICATIONS Consultation on a full planning application is the final opportunity for health partners and Public Health to influence development proposals. The relevant health authorities, and NCC Public Health will provide a written response to a consultation from a planning officer within 21 days of the consultation subject to negotiated extension time. This period includes an opportunity for communication between health and social care partners, NCC Public Health, Public Health England, NHS England Area Team and NHS Estates if required, and the respective CCGs, on the initial results of modelled output. The criteria set out in the Health and Wellbeing checklist (see Appendix 2) will be used as the basis of detailed comments. The written response from health and NCC Public Health will be reported in the planning officer’s report. Where health partners and NCC Public Health have provided a written response to a planning application case officer they 5 See the comment above about developments below 50 dwellings which may require an initial view from the STP Estates’ Group should receive in writing notification of the planning decision including any relevant conditions attached to the planning decision. It is expected that the relevant local authority will maintain communications between the planning officer, NCC Public Health and the respective CCG or any other relevant health service commissioning body, as its ‘duty to cooperate’ as created in the Localism Act 2011 and subsequent amendment(s).
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Planning Applications. While Norfolk County Council (NCC) and Suffolk County Council Public Health are informed of planning applications for significant housing developments as county councils are statutory consultees, other health planning and commissioning bodies are not listed nationally as statutory consultees on such applications. One of the aims of this document therefore is to raise awareness of the importance of local planning authorities in Norfolk and East Suffolk gaining input not only from NCC Public Health, but also from relevant health service planning and commissioning bodies on housing developments. The STP estate groups role as co-ordinator between local planning authorities, health partners and CCG’s will assist both in ensuring that development is planned to enable healthy lifestyles and allow service delivery to be planned effectively. Guidance is offered nationally on some considerations on who to engage. It is particularly important that NCC Public Health and relevant healthcare planning and commissioning bodies via the appropriate coordinating mechanism are consulted on proposals for development aimed at groups in society with distinct health needs such as the elderly and students. The respective LPAs should therefore consult NCC Public Health and Health partners on planning applications submitted for housing developments of 50 dwellings or more and for all planning applications including care homes, housing for the elderly, student accommodation and any proposals which would lead to significant loss of public open space. This should include any relevant pre- application discussions. For developments below 50 dwellings which may have an impact upon health services then the STP Estates’ Group should also be contacted for an initial view. Discussions and comments provided on all planning applications will make use of the criteria set out in the Health and Wellbeing Checklist (Appendix 21). Planning officers should make developers aware of this checklist and the benefits of taking account of it in working up housing proposals. PRE-APPLICATION DISCUSSIONS Since pre-application discussions are held for most of the larger scale proposals, NCC Public Health and the STP Estates’ Group will be engaged with and comments 5 This group has oversight of NHS buildings and other estate and will be able to access tools to map and plan for future growth with a specific health perspective. From 2018 it has agreement to act as a conduit for cross-county CCG and NHS service engagement sought on pre-application proposals in Norfolk for all housing developments of 50 dwellings or more5more6, for those including care homes, housing for the elderly, student accommodation and for proposals which would lead to significant loss of public open space when resources allow. NCC Public Health and Health partners may adjust this threshold of 50 dwellings in the future in consultation with the local authority planners. Where HIAs are required, which currently only applies in Norfolk in Greater Norwich (and only for developments of over 500 dwellings), pre-application discussions should include the HIA’s scope and nature in order to embed health planning considerations. Over time the use of HIAs should be used for all developments of this size and more generally where possible. Engagement in pre-application discussions will, in many cases, be the most important stage of involvement in the planning application process as it enables Health and Social care partners and NCC Public Health to influence the design principles of development at its earliest stage. OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATIONS Consultations on outline applications provide an excellent opportunity for health partners and NCC Public Health to comment on emerging development proposals, influencing the eventual development form and identifying whether additional health facilities may be required to serve the community. Adding to the information gained through the Local Plan site allocation process, outline applications enable health and NCC Public Health to gain further knowledge of the scale and likely timescale for delivery of housing. They also provide an additional opportunity for Health and NCC Public Health to influence the form of a development before detailed proposals are submitted. Only a proportion of major housing applications, usually the larger scale and more complex proposals, will include an outline phase. FULL PLANNING APPLICATIONS Consultation on a full planning application is the final opportunity for health partners and Public Health to influence development proposals. The relevant health authorities, and NCC Public Health will provide a written response to a consultation from a planning officer within 21 days of the consultation subject to negotiated extension time. This period includes an opportunity for communication between health and social care partners, NCC Public Health, Public Health England, NHS England Area Team and NHS Estates if required, and the respective CCGs, on the initial results of modelled output. The criteria set out in the Health and Wellbeing checklist (see Appendix 21) will be used as the basis of detailed comments. The written response from health and NCC Public Health will be reported in the planning officer’s report. Where health partners and NCC Public Health have provided a written response to a planning application case officer they 5 should receive in writing notification of the planning decision including any relevant 6 See the comment above about developments below 50 dwellings which may require an initial view from the STP Estates’ Group should receive in writing notification of the planning decision including any relevant conditions attached to the planning decision. It is expected that the relevant local authority will maintain communications between the planning officer, NCC Public Health and the respective CCG or any other relevant health service commissioning body, as its ‘duty to cooperate’ as created in the Localism Act 2011 and subsequent amendment(s).
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Sources: Engagement Protocol