Question 19. How do you think new developments should support healthy lifestyles?

• Every child should be able to easily access their schools, local parks, and friends' homes by foot or bike. Parents should feel safe and confident that, once their children reach a suitable age, they can allow them to walk or cycle on their own in the community. • Cycling should always be the quickest and most convenient transport option for local journeys within new development • Priority over side roads must be given to people walking and cycling. • Junctions must be designed to enable people of all abilities to cycle safely through them. • High-quality cycle parking must be provided with all buildings. • Making walking and cycling accessible for people with mobility issues will enable many more people to improve their physical health through active travel and improve their mental health and wellbeing by reducing isolation.

People create healthy life-styles; a walkable community day and night helps

Pavements/cycle paths/playgrounds

• New developments must have a safe, convenient and high-quality cycling network that connects every home, business and public transport stop. • Every child should be able to easily access their schools, local parks, and friends' homes by foot or bike. Parents should feel safe and confident that, once their children reach a suitable age, they can allow them to walk or cycle on their own in the community. • Cycling should always be the quickest and most convenient transport option for local journeys within new developments, • It must not be more convenient to drive through the new development for short journeys than cycle. Driving routes on new sites should be less convenient, circuitous and directed towards the exterior of the site away from where people live and gather. • Making walking and cycling accessible for people with mobility issues will enable many more people to improve their physical health through active travel and improve their mental health and wellbeing by reducing isolation. • New developments must be designed to prevent parking on pavements • High-quality cycle parking must be provided with all buildings. • Better rubbish management should ensure bins don't litter the landscape and block paths. • Priority over side roads must be given to people walking and cycling. • Junctions must be designed to enable people of all abilities to cycle safely through them. • The Local Plan must acknowledge that cycles are also mobility aids for many people. There should never be any situation where 'cyclist dismount' signs are installed. • The NHS recommends 150 minutes of cardiovascular exercise per week for adults to maintain health into old age. New developments which are planned with cycling as a priority will make this easy for people to achieve by being able to cycle as a means of transport.

Good/safe cycle/foot paths Community centres which actively involve the community, especially those more isolated. Green spaces to encourage use and be user friendly for all parts of the community.

Building high quality cycling infrastructure and encouraging higher cycling rates and lower car usage is the most significant contribution that can be made to support healthy lifestyles. Research indicates a number of significant health benefits from active commuting. Sports facilities. Ensure there are sufficient green spaces which are suitable and available for events like parkrun. Fund significant sports facilities like a Rowing lake and Triathlon Centre from s106 agreements. Include more sports fields in new developments – too many of the sports fields currently in the city are only available to University members.

Paragraph 91 of the NPPF seeks to deliver healthy, inclusive and safe places, and identifies a number of approaches to support healthy lifestyles. It promotes social interaction through mixed-use developments, strong neighbourhood centres, street layouts that include pedestrian and cycle connections, and active street frontages for example. It enables and supports healthy lifestyles, by providing green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, allotments, and layouts that encourage walking and cycling for example. NHS England Healthy Towns Initiatives identified ten principles to deliver healthy places, which relate to the provision of health services, meeting local and community health needs, and development design matters. In terms of design matters it is suggested that compact neighbourhoods, active travel, healthy eating opportunities, play and leisure facilities would contribute towards the delivery of healthy places. It is considered that the promoted development at land north of Common Lane in Sawston would be consistent with guidance and initiatives to support healthy lifestyles. The promoted development would include open space and recreation areas. The site is accessible by walking and cycling to the services and facilities within Sawston, including the outdoor sport and recreation areas. The Greater Cambridge Partnership is promoting a greenway and cycle routes within and through Sawston, which would provide cycle connections to Granta Park, Babraham Research Campus, Stapleford and Great Shelford, Cambridge and planned public transport routes. The site is accessible to the good range of services and facilities provided in Sawston, including the supermarkets and other small convenience stores, and health services, which are all related to supporting healthy lifestyles.

See all above!

Paragraph 91 of the NPPF seeks to deliver healthy, inclusive and safe places, and identifies a number of approaches to support healthy lifestyles. It promotes social interaction through mixed-use developments, strong neighbourhood centres, street layouts that include pedestrian and cycle connections, and active street frontages for example. It enables and supports healthy lifestyles, by providing green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, allotments, and layouts that encourage walking and cycling for example. NHS England Healthy Towns Initiatives identified ten principles to deliver healthy places, which relate to the provision of health services, meeting local and community health needs, and development design matters. In terms of design matters it is suggested that compact neighbourhoods, active travel, healthy eating opportunities, play and leisure facilities would contribute towards the delivery of healthy places. It is considered that the promoted development at land off Leaden Hill in Orwell would be consistent with guidance and initiatives to support healthy lifestyles. The promoted development is accessible to the services and facilities within Orwell by walking and cycling. There are outdoor play and recreation facilities at Town Green Road, which is within walking distance of the site.

• New developments must have a safe, convenient and high-quality cycling network that connects every home, business and public transport stop. • Every child should be able to easily access their schools, local parks, and friends' homes by foot or bike. Parents should feel safe and confident that, once their children reach a suitable age, they can allow them to walk or cycle on their own in the community. • Cycling should always be the quickest and most convenient transport option for local journeys within new developments, • It must not be more convenient to drive through the new development for short journeys than cycle. Driving routes on new sites should be less convenient, circuitous and directed towards the exterior of the site away from where people live and gather. • Making walking and cycling accessible for people with mobility issues will enable many more people to improve their physical health through active travel and improve their mental health and wellbeing by reducing isolation. • New developments must be designed to prevent parking on pavements • High-quality cycle parking must be provided with all buildings. • Better rubbish management should ensure bins don't litter the landscape and block paths. • Priority over side roads must be given to people walking and cycling. • Junctions must be designed to enable people of all abilities to cycle safely through them. • The Local Plan must acknowledge that cycles are also mobility aids for many people. There should never be any situation where 'cyclist dismount' signs are installed. • The NHS recommends 150 minutes of cardiovascular exercise per week for adults to maintain health into old age. New developments which are planned with cycling as a priority will make this easy for people to achieve by being able to cycle as a means of transport.

By providing appropriate public open space to serve new development whilst also facilitating access to more strategic locations across the County.

19. How do you think new developments should support healthy lifestyles? Walking, cycling, not car focussed design. Including fitness centres in new communities and swimming pools. If you can’t afford swimming pools set the land aside from the start, support community schemes to fund raise for swimming pools etc etc Put a covenant on the land so it can’t be turned into anything else.

The site is located in a highly sustainably location being adjacent Cambridge Train Station and being connected into the Cambridge City Cycle network. The site is also a 20mins walk from the City Centre. USS promotes and supports new developments, which are well located in relation to sustainable transport nodes, which in turn help to support healthy lifestyles.

Please refer to M&M’s response to question 16.

New developments should support healthy lifestyles by creating a spatial strategy that can support connected spaces where people do not have to rely on the private car for their daily routine of school, work, shopping and leisure. Enabling active lifestyles and opportunities for social interaction is a priority. 4.37 The Local Plan should provide open space within developments where possible, alongside a policy framework to allow for off-site enhancements where appropriate, particularly when they can improve provision for existing communities. Standards within policies that determine the quantity and quality of provision should reflect an evidence-based assessment of need and benefits delivered. 4.38 A further measure to ensure new developments should support healthy lifestyles is for them to consider the needs of all age ranges and abilities in the detailed design of open spaces and public realm. New developments should also encourage healthy eating choices through the provision of healthy options and minimising/preventing fast food outlets.

New developments should be well planned to ensure close linkages with existing services and facilities as well as providing access to qood quality open spaces to encourage healthy living. Developments should be designed to encourage walking, cycling and exercise as part of daily life.

Please see our response to question 16 on why all communities should have access to green space and nature and how this contributes to health outcomes.

5.27 A spatial strategy that can support connected spaces where people do not have to rely on the private car for their daily routine of school, work, shopping and leisure. Enabling active lifestyles and opportunities for social interaction is a priority. 5.28 Providing open space within developments where possible, alongside a policy framework to allow for off-site enhancements where appropriate, particularly when they can improve provision for existing communities. Standards within policies that determine the quantity and quality of provision should reflect an evidence based assessment of need and benefits delivered. 5.29 Consider the needs of all age ranges and abilities in the detailed design of open spaces and public realm.

Paragraph 91 of the NPPF seeks to deliver healthy, inclusive and safe places, and identifies a number of approaches to support healthy lifestyles. It promotes social interaction through mixed-use developments, strong neighbourhood centres, street layouts that include pedestrian and cycle connections, and active street frontages for example. It enables and supports healthy lifestyles, by providing green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, allotments, and layouts that encourage walking and cycling for example. NHS England Healthy Towns Initiatives identified ten principles to deliver healthy places, which relate to the provision of health services, meeting local and community health needs, and development design matters. In terms of design matters it is suggested that compact neighbourhoods, active travel, healthy eating opportunities, play and leisure facilities would contribute towards the delivery of healthy places. It is considered that the promoted development at land at Fen Drayton Road in Swavesey would be consistent with guidance and initiatives to support healthy lifestyles. The promoted development would include open space and land for sport and recreation. It is accessible to the services and facilities within Swavesey by walking and cycling, including to the Cambridge Guided Busway stop. The previous application on the site brought forward the offer additional land for sports pitches – the proposals included the offer of 2.5ha of land south of the Village College sports pitches. This would help reinforce and support healthy lifestyles and benefit the wider community. In the event that this is considered to be beneficial, we are happy to discuss this opportunity further. It is noted that the Greater Cambridge Partnership has identified a potential rural travel hub at the Cambridge Guided Busway stop, which includes improvements to the cycle facilities in this location. There is a good range of services and facilities provided in Swavesey including a variety of convenience stores, doctor’s surgery and pharmacy, which are all related to supporting healthy lifestyles.

As aforementioned the River plays a fundamental role providing the facility for a range of activities to take place with Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire. Any capital raised by Cam Conservators is reinvested into the River. Therefore, any profits made by the development of the site at Fen Road, Cambridge will be reinvested and therefore support the activities of River users. The River and the land within the responsibility of the Cam Conservators not only provides recreation space for a range of users but also areas which can enhance mental health as well as physical health and well-being. The Tow Path is already used both by commuters as well as recreational walkers and cyclists. It is important that Cam Conservators are supported through the Local Plan to ensure that the needs of the users can continue to be met.

4.32 New developments should support healthy lifestyles by creating a spatial strategy that can support connected spaces where people do not have to rely on the private car for their daily routine of school, work, shopping and leisure. Enabling active lifestyles and opportunities for social interaction is a priority. 4.33 The Local Plan should provide open space within developments where possible, alongside a policy framework to allow for off-site enhancements where appropriate, particularly when they can improve provision for existing communities. Standards within policies that determine the quantity and quality of provision should reflect an evidence-based assessment of need and benefits delivered. 4.34 A further measure to ensure new developments should support healthy lifestyles is for them to consider the needs of all age ranges and abilities in the detailed design of open spaces and public realm. New developments should also encourage healthy eating choices through the provision of healthy options and minimising/preventing fast food outlets. 4.35 With respect to Land at Frog End, Shepreth, the Site is able to provide in excess of 10% Net Environmental Gain as a result of the extensive network of retained and proposed green spaces providing opportunities for an increase in natural habitat and ecological features, including the potential to double the L-Moor Shepreth SSSI that lies to the south-west of the site through consultation with the Wildlife Trust. 4.36 Access to open space on site provides opportunities for exercise and recreation to help promote healthy lifestyles. Not only are there physical benefits to having a large proportion of open space within close proximity of homes, there are also benefits in terms of mental wellbeing by providing areas for residents to relax and enjoy outdoor activities.

2.3 New developments enrich wellbeing and support healthy lifestyles by incorporating facilities into sites to meet the needs of new residents and deliver enhancements for existing residents. High quality facilities should be in place to ensure residents choose to use such facilities, and where facilities are insufficient new and improved facilities should be supported by planning policies and allocations. 2.4 Paragraph 91 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out that planning policies should aim to achieve healthy and inclusive places, that ‘promote social interaction, including opportunities for meetings between people who might not otherwise come into contact with each other’ and ‘enable and support healthy lifestyles, especially where this would address identified local health and well-being needs – for example through the provision of safe and accessible green infrastructure, sports facilities’. Paragraph 92 follows that planning policies should plan positively for the provision and use of shared spaces and community facilities. 2.5 In Teversham there is a need identified by the Parish Council for additional sporting facilities and meeting space for local groups. The Land at Fulbourn Road, Teversham site has been identified as having the potential to meet these needs. The Chair of Teversham Parish Council has indicated that the site could be subject to local consultation to determine whether the proposed development could be supported. Subsequently the Parish Council have confirmed that they remain interested in exploring the use of this site to meet the needs of the village. 2.6 The proposed development of Land at Fulbourn Road, Teversham includes a new village hall, sports pavilion and sports pitches in direct response to local needs. The development of these facilities will aid the wellbeing of residents, providing facilities to promote health, mental wellbeing and social interaction. The sports pavilion will provide a high quality internal space for users of the sports facilities and provide a venue for events. The provision of a village hall will also be a significant benefit to the village, allowing the Parish Council to have a space for meetings and village gatherings. 2.7 The provision of these facilities is therefore considered to be of significant social benefit to those residing in Teversham, and would have the potential to support the healthy lifestyles of new and existing residents.

3.24 A spatial strategy that can support connected spaces where people do not have to rely on the private car for their daily routine of school, work, shopping and leisure. Enabling active lifestyles is a priority. Residents in a new mixed-use community at Land at Gazelle Way would have access to the proposed Fulbourn Greenway, offering an attractive commuting and recreational cycling and walking route to promote physical activity. Residents would also have access to new footpath/cycle routes and open green spaces within the development. All these elements will contribute to changing behaviours and habits so that people live sustainably and healthy lifestyles.

5.33 A spatial strategy that can support connected spaces where people do not have to rely on the private car for their daily routine of school, work, shopping and leisure. Enabling active lifestyles and opportunities for social interaction is a priority. 5.34 Providing open space within developments where possible, alongside a policy framework to allow for off-site enhancements where appropriate, particularly when they can improve provision for existing communities. Standards within policies that determine the quantity and quality of provision should reflect an evidence based assessment of need and benefits delivered. 5.35 Consider the needs of all age ranges and abilities in the detailed design of open spaces and public realm. 5.36 Ensure that new developments encourage healthy eating choices through the provision of healthy options (including supermarkets) and minimising/preventing fast food outlets.

5.27 A spatial strategy that can support connected spaces where people do not have to rely on the private car for their daily routine of school, work, shopping and leisure. Enabling active lifestyles and opportunities for social interaction is a priority. 5.28 Providing open space within developments where possible, alongside a policy framework to allow for off-site enhancements where appropriate, particularly when they can improve provision for existing communities. Standards within policies that determine the quantity and quality of provision should reflect an evidence based assessment of need and benefits delivered. 5.29 Consider the needs of all age ranges and abilities in the detailed design of open spaces and public realm. 5.30 Ensure that new developments encourage healthy eating choices through the provision of healthy options (including supermarkets) and minimising/preventing fast food outlets.

Paragraph 91 of the NPPF seeks to deliver healthy, inclusive and safe places, and identifies a number of approaches to support healthy lifestyles. It promotes social interaction through mixed-use developments, strong neighbourhood centres, street layouts that include pedestrian and cycle connections, and active street frontages for example. It enables and supports healthy lifestyles, by providing green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, allotments, and layouts that encourage walking and cycling for example. NHS England Healthy Towns Initiatives identified ten principles to deliver healthy places, which relate to the provision of health services, meeting local and community health needs, and development design matters. In terms of design matters it is suggested that compact neighbourhoods, active travel, healthy eating opportunities, play and leisure facilities would contribute towards the delivery of healthy places. Land to the east of the Ridgeway and Old Pinewood Way, Papworth Everard would be consistent with guidance and initiatives to support healthy lifestyles by including significant areas of public open space and green infrastructure. Two LEAPs are proposed, one located within the northern half or the site and one in the southern half. Both are located within larger areas of open space and in areas in close proximity to proposed or existing recreational routes in order to maximise their accessibility to help create a valuable new community asset and promote healthy lifestyles. At the detailed design stage, they would be designed to complement their attractive setting by incorporating natural materials, play elements and new landscaping. In accordance with the Council’s Open Space New Development SPD, the LEAPs would be equipped with a minimum of 9 pieces of play equipment that would aim to provide play opportunities for a range of age groups. At the detailed design stage, the play areas would also be designed to take account of the needs of disabled children. The areas of public open space that enclosed the Proposed Development to the north and east, together with the new open space corridors that cross the Site in an east to west direction, would provide a substantial new asset for informal recreational activities. This would be bolstered by the proposed area of additional woodland planting to the north of Papworth Wood SSSI. An extract from the previously submitted plan identifying the location of this new woodland is provided below for completeness. Extract of previously submitted plan identifying location of additional woodland planting adjacent to Papworth Wood Residents of the proposed development would also support existing services and facilities in Papworth Everard. Papworth Everard is defined as a Minor Rural Centre in South Cambridgeshire District Council's current settlement hierarchy and therefore sits towards the top of the Council’s settlement hierarchy. Papworth Everard contains an extensive range of services and facilities including a convenience store, hairdressers, fish and chip shop, coffee shop and a restaurant, a primary school, children’s nurseries, post office, library, doctor’s surgery/health centre, veterinary surgery, churches and village hall. Development has also commenced to deliver a bakery, microbrewery and Public House on the former print works site, south of Church Lane. Papworth Hospital was previously the main employer in the village although the facilities and functions of the hospital have now been relocated. The former hospital site is however positively promoted within the adopted plan for future employment generating uses. Papworth Business Park, located at the southern edge of the village, is the main employment area. The services, facilities and employment opportunities which exist within Papworth Everard are all reflective of its designation as a Minor Rural Centre. Having services, facilities and employment opportunities within the village is likely to encourage active modes of transport, such as walking and cycling, which would also promote healthy lifestyles.

New development can support healthy lifestyles through the measures proposed by the Local Plan options document as well as ensuring that environmental factors that affect human health and wellbeing are minimised, such as: • Ensuring high levels of air quality, such as through air quality neutral requirements, limiting fossil fuel use/ combustion in residential areas and a high quality of air quality monitoring with mitigation requirements. • Noise quality assessment and acoustic quality requirements, particularly for sensitive uses. • Thermal comfort requirements for developments to demonstrates that homes and sensitive land uses do not overheat and that all developments are adapted to climate change. • Increase electric vehicle charging infrastructure. • Encourage shared surfaces that prioritise play, pedestrians and green infrastructure. Encouraging walking and cycling infrastructure to be developed and prioritised in development will greatly assist healthy lifestyles The World Health Organisation15 recommends that large areas of open space should be within 1.6km of residents homes in order to promote healthy lifestyles. Cambridge Science Park North is being developed with a focus on the wellbeing and health of employees and neighbouring residents. A substantial (circa 90 hectares) of land will be provided which will incorporate a network of new green infrastructure; with links to Milton Country Park. This land will provide improvements to biodiversity, habitat connectivity and the introduction of natural capital; new and enhanced walking and cycle routes; and access to new recreational and playing field provision. 15 Urban green spaces and health; WHO, (2016)

53. Healthy lifestyles can be supported by allocating new developments in locations where daily activities such as travelling to school, shopping and work can be undertaken actively by foot or bicycle. Within or on the edge of established villages communities, such as Linton, provide ideal locations for new development which can deliver such active lifestyles as services and facilities are already contained within short distance. New development in these locations can, where appropriate, enhance or increase existing provisions / opportunities which provide benefits for existing residents as well. 54. New development should also be close to, or provide, open space and recreational activities. The proposed Site is located adjacent to the River Granta and a number of public footpaths and walks which provide the ideal setting and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle. The Indicative Concept Masterplan accompanying this submission show that it is intended to protect and enhance the riverside setting and be retaining an extensive expanse of open spaces which, alongside the existing village green to the north, will create a link of connected green space to provide a new green infrastructure and recreation hub for the village. An opportunity to create such a high quality new residential development, which also enhances the quality of life of existing residents, must not be missed.

A spatial strategy that can support connected spaces where people do not have to rely on the private car for their daily routine of school, work, shopping and leisure. Enabling active lifestyles and opportunities for social interaction is a priority. Providing open space within developments where possible, alongside a policy framework to allow for off-site enhancements where appropriate, particularly when they can improve provision for existing communities. Standards within policies that determine the quantity and quality of provision should reflect an evidence based assessment of need and benefits delivered. Consider the needs of all age ranges and abilities in the detailed design of open spaces and public realm. Ensure that new developments encourage healthy eating choices through the provision of healthy options (including supermarkets) and minimising/preventing fast food outlets.

Paragraph 91 of the NPPF seeks to deliver healthy, inclusive and safe places, and identifies a number of approaches to support healthy lifestyles. It promotes social interaction through mixed-use developments, strong neighbourhood centres, street layouts that include pedestrian and cycle connections, and active street frontages for example. It enables and supports healthy lifestyles, by providing green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, allotments, and layouts that encourage walking and cycling for example. NHS England Healthy Towns Initiatives identified ten principles to deliver healthy places, which relate to the provision of health services, meeting local and community health needs, and development design matters. In terms of design matters it is suggested that compact neighbourhoods, active travel, healthy eating opportunities, play and leisure facilities would contribute towards the delivery of healthy places. It is considered that the promoted development at land north of Oakington Road in Cottenham would be consistent with guidance and initiatives to support healthy lifestyles. The promoted development would include open space, and would be accessible to the existing sport and recreation areas in Cottenham. They are accessible to the services and facilities within Cottenham by walking and cycling. There is a good range of services and facilities provided in Cottenham including a variety of convenience stores, doctor’s surgery and dentist, which are all related to supporting healthy lifestyles.