Developing a ‘Planning for Health and Wellbeing’ resource for Wales Liz Green Principal Health Impact Assessment Development Officer, Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit/Public Health Wales

Context Wales has a devolved planning system New Planning (Wales) Act 2015 with secondary legislation 2016-7 i.e. DNS ‘Health in All Policies’ (HiAP) focus of Welsh Government Wellbeing of the Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – focus on Sustainable Development principle and cross sector working Public Health placed in 7 Local Health Boards and Public Health Wales (PHW) NHS Trust Builds on WHIASU and HIA(P) work of the Unit and partners Evolve and move on WHIASU and EPHS work with planning and planners in WG. WFGA – 7 goals. HIAP. Shared language and framework to work towards

Document aims introduce planners to the public health system and public health professionals to the planning system and set out where key legislative and policy requirements overlap; highlight opportunities at key stages within the two systems where greater integrated working between planners and public health professionals can help to deliver health, well-being and sustainability outcomes; highlight opportunities to promote health and wellbeing; and signpost useful resources, information and examples of good practice.

How and Who Commissioned by Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU) and PHW Tender won by Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Small Advisory Group established Multi sector stakeholder involvement – public health – environment/health improvement/policy and inequalities; LA planning officers; environmental health officers; Natural Resources Wales; Welsh Government; TCPA; BMA Cymru

Stakeholder Engagement Drafting consultation March 2016 April - May 2016 20 May 2016 July-August 2016 30 November 2016 The project’s evolution Project Start Commencement of Project with WHIASU and Public Health Wales Agreed Scope Agree document scope and contents Advisory Group established Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Workshop in Cardiff Shape contents Identify gaps and needs Identify local examples Drafting consultation Comments and feedback from stakeholders, and document revised then consulted on again Document published Final document signed off and launched at the 30 November Cardiff event

Content Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Opportunities for public health involvement in the planning system i.e local development plans; planning applications Section 3: Opportunities for planning involvement in the public health system Section 4: Opportunities in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 Section 4: Conclusion and Key messages Section 5: Resources Section 2: Which national planning polices do Local Development Plans have to consider in relation to health? How can health evidence best inform the process? Which stages of the Local Development Plan process can public health teams engage in? How can the annual monitoring report help in tracking health progress? Can HIAS inform the Local Development Plan? Section 3 How are the integrated medium-term plans relevant to planners and how could planners be involved in the plan process? Could integrated medium-term plans, well-being plans and statements or other health-based strategies be material in the planning process? How can the Director of Public Health’s annual report recognise planning’s contribution to bringing about healthier environments and a healthier population? Engaging with Local Health Boards to consider healthcare infrastructure needs during the planning process Section 4: How does the local well-being plan relate to the Local Development Plan? What local well-being objectives could be developed? What kind of planning evidence can feed into the well-being assessment?

Key messages Stronger together through improved collaboration Shared evidence leading to shared policy actions Shared policy actions leading to shared outcomes and Building crucial relationships and exchanging knowledge

Outcomes so Far... Launched at PHW/WG Event in November 2016 – 150 attendees. Very positive response Welsh Government – PHW involved in preparing for the new EU EIA Directive transposition; new Planning Policy Wales LA Planning Department – utilising the document i.e. City of Swansea County Council; Cardiff County Council Local PH Teams – Local relationships strengthened PHW – internal harmonisation of planning related consultation responses WG keen to continue relationship and working together Open space SPG with DCC Bob and Wrexham LPHT

Free to access and download www.whiasu.wales.nhs.uk and www.tcpa.org.uk/healthyplanning Email: Liz.Green@wales.nhs.uk Thanks to Michael Chang, TCPA