Agenda item

How planning policy fits in with health (brainstorming)

Meeting of Housing & Health Advisory Committee, Tuesday, 29th November, 2016 7.00 pm (Item 35.)

Minutes:

Members received a presentation from the Strategic Planning Manager to facilitate their brainstorming session to consider how planning policy fits in with health.

The Housing Policy Manager reported that the consultation on the recently commissioned housing study (from the consultants, arc4 ltd) to provide detailed commentary on the housing needs identified in the Strategic Housing Market Assessment ( SHMA 2015), had closed that day. Around 8,600 responses had been received which reflected about 18% which was a good result for this type of survey. Prior to the findings of the study being presented to the Committee in February, there would be a stakeholder information event on Wednesday 11 January from 10am to 12 Noon. A Member requested that consideration be given to an evening event for those that could not make a daytime one.

Action 1: That the Housing Policy Manager explore the possibility of an evening stakeholder event.

In response to a question he advised that prefabricated buildings were currently being discussed with an almshouse charity as part of a wider complex.

Following the information provided, Members shared their thoughts. Brief notes of the brainstorming session are listed below.

Idea	Take forward by (who)	Take forward by (when)
Ways to protect the number of 2/3 bed houses and restrict extensions	Not possible unless have a buy back clause or a housing association owns a small part
Planning policy provision to maintain safe paths and greens	Planning Policy	Local Plan timescale
Neighbourhood plans to meet local needs	Planning Policy	As neighbourhood plans come forward
Provision for cars – they enable people to get out and about, particularly older or people with particular needs and plan for an increase in vehicles over 20 years. A necessity in older age and for people with disabilities	Planning Policy	Local Plan timescale
Can we target mental health activities to people in their local areas. Mental Health crisis cafes to help people before they deteriorate. Work with local mental health organisations – perhaps use CIL budget. Like a dementia café but for mental health	Communities & Business team	As part of the devolution 10 point check list – audit of local areas around GP surgeries
Policies to make future roads wide enough to take cars so that people don’t park on green spaces and pavements	Planning Policy	As part of the Local Plan
Air Quality. Problem with pollution on Christchurch ward. Has it been identified as an air quality monitoring site?	Environmental Health	Check that this is part of the Air Quality Monitoring Plan
GP provision – how do we know if the provision is sufficient to meet local needs. CCGs need to identify needs in advance	Planning policy and CCGs	For Infrastructure plan timescale
How do we provide for schools where there is population growth? Need discussions about the scale of new development. Approach KCC to ensure that they are correctly forecasting school places need for the district – and that the supply is in the District rather than outside.	Planning Policy and Local Strategic Partnership – and Local Children’s Partnership	Immediately
Also need to plan for the demographic needs of people who may move to the district from outside and then want to start a family – pressure on schools and other services	Housing Policy	Gavin to mention to consultants straight away
KCC already predicting a £38m deficit in education provision for growth in Swanley. Also concerns about developments at Fort Halstead. Statutory duty to provide.	KCC with Planning Policy
Need to get into discussions with KCC and CCGs next year when we have a better idea of the housing growth and where it will be	Planning Policy	Early 2017
BREEAM and housing standards	Planning Policy
Broadband provision in new homes. Can we make it a planning requirement to have fibre to the premises. We would need to develop an evidence base that would support a new policy.	Economic Development and Planning Policy	As part of the Local Plan timescale
Can developers also be required to provide main utilities rather than have to rely on eg private water supply	Planning Policy
Domestic Abuse one stop shops	Community Safety team
Taking dementia friendly forward. West Kingsdown hoping to be the first village.	Cllr Mrs Bosley	Spring 2017
Can the Council’s trading company buy or build affordable homes.	Quercus 7

Idea

Take forward by (who)

Take forward by (when)

Ways to protect the number of 2/3 bed houses and restrict extensions

Not possible unless have a buy back clause or a housing association owns a small part

Planning policy provision to maintain safe paths and greens

Planning Policy

Local Plan timescale

Neighbourhood plans to meet local needs

Planning Policy

As neighbourhood plans come forward

Provision for cars – they enable people to get out and about, particularly older or people with particular needs and plan for an increase in vehicles over 20 years. A necessity in older age and for people with disabilities

Planning Policy

Local Plan timescale

Can we target mental health activities to people in their local areas. Mental Health crisis cafes to help people before they deteriorate. Work with local mental health organisations – perhaps use CIL budget. Like a dementia café but for mental health

Communities & Business team

As part of the devolution 10 point check list – audit of local areas around GP surgeries

Policies to make future roads wide enough to take cars so that people don’t park on green spaces and pavements

Planning Policy

As part of the Local Plan

Air Quality. Problem with pollution on Christchurch ward. Has it been identified as an air quality monitoring site?

Environmental Health

Check that this is part of the Air Quality Monitoring Plan

GP provision – how do we know if the provision is sufficient to meet local needs. CCGs need to identify needs in advance

Planning policy and CCGs

For Infrastructure plan timescale

How do we provide for schools where there is population growth? Need discussions about the scale of new development. Approach KCC to ensure that they are correctly forecasting school places need for the district – and that the supply is in the District rather than outside.

Planning Policy and Local Strategic Partnership – and Local Children’s Partnership

Immediately

Also need to plan for the demographic needs of people who may move to the district from outside and then want to start a family – pressure on schools and other services

Housing Policy

Gavin to mention to consultants straight away

KCC already predicting a £38m deficit in education provision for growth in Swanley. Also concerns about developments at Fort Halstead. Statutory duty to provide.

KCC with Planning Policy

Need to get into discussions with KCC and CCGs next year when we have a better idea of the housing growth and where it will be

Planning Policy

Early 2017

BREEAM and housing standards

Planning Policy

Broadband provision in new homes. Can we make it a planning requirement to have fibre to the premises. We would need to develop an evidence base that would support a new policy.

Economic Development and Planning Policy

As part of the Local Plan timescale

Can developers also be required to provide main utilities rather than have to rely on eg private water supply

Planning Policy

Domestic Abuse one stop shops

Community Safety team

Taking dementia friendly forward. West Kingsdown hoping to be the first village.

Cllr Mrs Bosley

Spring 2017

Can the Council’s trading company buy or build affordable homes.

Quercus 7

Supporting documents:

Health and Planning Final, item 35. PDF 142 KB