Health in Planning: The Role of Health in Local Development Plans in Wales

Public Health Wales have published a guide by the Welsh Health Impact Assessment Support Unit which reveals good practice by many local development plans (LDPs) where there is a strong focus on health and wellbeing and on reducing health inequalities.

The aim of the guide is to support local planning authorities to incorporate health into LDPs. It notes that many LDPs are in their replacement phases and are advancing, or may have already included, a consideration of health in their plans and policies. Local planning authorities may therefore find this useful for future work and discussion, especially plugging any gaps between national planning policy requirements and practical implementation in LDPs. It also makes recommendations how these could be strengthened.