Resource 2: Putting planning at the centre to achieve wider corporate aspirations

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Demonstrates how planning is an important council function that can help to achieve wider council objectives, including better health

This resource has two sections:

Putting planning centre-stage: presents examples of council corporate structures to highlight the different ways that planning can be connected to the wider decision-making of the council
Meeting corporate objectives: examples of how planning (and a commitment to improving health via planning) can help to deliver wider corporate objectives.

Resource 1 is for people who want to learn more about the links between planning and health. It is a brief overview with lots of links to other more detailed reports and websites to get more information.

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Resource 2 is for elected members and senior officers. It focuses on the role of planning corporately, and how a focus on health can help to achieve wider corporate objectives. This is particularly timely as councils consider how they will coordinate and organise their new responsibilities.

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Resource 3 is for elected members, planners and public health practitioners. It explains the opportunities and constraints for considering health concerns within the planning process, and includes examples of evidence-based policies. There are lots of links to more information.

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Resource 4 is for people who want to know more about how health can be considered within the existing and emerging Northern Ireland planning system.

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Resource 5 is for people who want to know more about what integrated health and planning might look like in practice. It showcases examples of places where health has been considered throughout the planning process.

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