This guide presents an overview of local government powers in relation to planning and public health. It sets out a holistic approach for thinking about how to create healthy neighbourhoods and a summary of the relevant powers and practices available to councils. This includes four case studies, exploring how councils are working to create healthy neighbourhoods in different ways. It seeks to build upon work such as the LGA and TCPA’s Developing Healthy Places from 2018 which sets out how councils can work with developers to deliver healthy places.
