Support

Representation ID: 22274

Received: 21/01/2022

Respondent: Miss Jodi Stokes

Healthcare Infrastructure

5.3 Part 3 of draft Policy HW2 (Healthcare Infrastructure) sets out that “proposals for major residential developments of ten units or more must be assessed against the capacity of existing healthcare facilities and/or services as set out in local development documents. Where the demand generated by the residents of the new development would have unacceptable impacts upon the capacity of these facilities, developers will be required to contribute to the provision or improvement of such services, in line with the requirements and calculation methods set out in local development documents”. We agree that this

policy requirement is reasonable, and that development that has an unacceptable impact of the capacity of these facilities should contribute to provision of improvement of these services. This is in line with the requirements of paragraphs 20 and 34 of the NPPF.