Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability Planning

Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability Planning

April 21, 2020

The SDNPA is keen to build on the work planners already do to benefit the health and wellbeing of communities, both within the National Park and in surrounding areas.

Kirsten Williamson, Planning Policy Lead, explained: “We’re working with our colleagues in counties, districts and boroughs on a number of projects and strategies across planning and public health. Our most advanced work is with West Sussex County Council and we’ve had two very successful workshop days.

“The first concentrated on the potential for joint working across the whole of the SDNPA and the public health teams at WSCC. The second day included partners from NHS England and Sports England, as well as district and borough authorities in West Sussex which aimed to promote collaborative working and productive discussion in a whole systems approach to developing the ‘West Sussex Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability Planning Guidance’. Both days illustrated the enthusiasm, support and desire amongst stakeholders to engage with this work.”

The West Sussex draft guidance will be available in early summer and the SDNPA planning guide will be available in the Autumn.