The places in which people live have a profound influence over the opportunities they have and the choices they can make – and planning shapes those places. Whether people have good homes, easy access to parks and green spaces, pleasant and safe routes for walking and cycling, local jobs, shops, schools, and other vital infrastructure, is all influenced by planning.
Local plans are key documents through which local authorities can create and influence environments to create and maintain health, and yet they are often weak and inconsistent on how exactly this can be achieved.
This webinar recording explores a new framework for creating healthy Local Plans, produced by TRUUD and the TCPA, in collaboration with local authorities across England. The document is full of practical evidence, guidance, and inspiration to help local authority officers from planning and public health to create healthy places.
TRUUD is a major five-year research programme that aims to ‘tackle root causes upstream of unhealthy urban development’.
