Archived decisions

Priority: Health and Wellbeing

Aim:

Increase the span of healthy life for all and reduce inequalities in health

Objective 1:

To reduce illness and deaths associated with tobacco use

Action

Target Date

Priority

Lead Organisation

Key Partnership Agencies

Evidence base to support action

Strategy document and date of Publication

All LSP partner organisations to have formal smoking policies that ensure that their work premises and company vehicles are totally smoke free by March 2006.

March 2006

I

BVH PCT

All LSP members

Smoking is the greatest cause of preventable illness and early death including cancers and heart disease.

Choosing Health - Making healthy choices easier. Publication by Department of Health. 2004

Priority: Health and Wellbeing

Aim:

Increase the span of healthy life for all and reduce inequalities in health

Objective 2:

Increase the proportion of people eating healthily

Action

Target Date

Priority

Lead Organisation

Key Partnership Agencies

Evidence base to support action

Strategy document and date of Publication

All LSP partner organisations with on-site catering facilities to offer healthy options as part of their menu.

March 2006

I

BVH PCT

All LSP Partners

An estimated one in three deaths from cancer and one in three deaths from coronary heart disease are attributable to poor diet.

Choosing Health - Making healthy choices easier. Publication by Department of Health. 2004

Priority: Health and Wellbeing

Aim:

Increase the span of healthy life for all and reduce inequalities in health

Objective 3:

To improve health and quality of life through daily physical activity

Action

Target Date

Indicator

Lead Organisation

Key Partnership Agencies

Evidence base to support action

Strategy document and date of Publication

All LSP member organisations to offer employer-supported physical activity programmes to their staff and volunteers.

March 2006

I

LA

All LSP partners

Six out of ten men and seven out of ten women are not active enough to benefit their health. Obesity and overweight increase the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Choosing Health - Making healthy choices easier. Publication by Department of Health. 2004

Priority: Environment

Aim:

Enhance the environment whilst providing for the needs of local communities

Objective 2:

Fundamental Principle of new development to be based on Infrastructure First - Development Last

Action

Target Date

Priority

Lead Organisation

Key Partnership Agencies

Source of Action

Strategy/Action Plan Title

Date of Publication

Date of Review

Lobby to reduce flood events caused by main river and other surface waters and drainage infrastructure and prevent pollution of water courses and the environment

Continual

I

Environment Agency

HDC, Thames Valley Water Authority, HCC

National Policy Statements and Guidance

2004

Annual

Engage in the consultation process on the emerging South East Plan and strongly lobby for a development strategy to be based upon the principle of `Infrastructure first - development last'

2006

I

LSP

Hart DC, HCC, Parish and Town Councils

Regional Spatial Strategy

Hart LDF

Draft January 2005

Final March 2007

Quarterly

Approve an equality and diversity policy and agree a process of very early consultation on an agreed range of topics of interest to the community

December 2005

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Community and Customer services HDC

Town and Parish Councils, Res Action Groups, general public, Civic Societies

Partnership Strategy

June 2005

triennially

Priority: AFFORDABLE & SAFE HOUSING

Aim:

To meet the priority housing needs of the community and provide safe homes in a safe environment.

Objective 1:

To ensure sufficient affordable and safe homes to meet the priority needs of the community

Action

Target Date

Indicator

Lead Organisation

Key Partnership Agencies

Source of Action

Strategy/Action Plan Title

Date of Publication

Date of Review

To support maximising the proportion of new affordable housing through the district's planning policies/powers.

Dec2005

1^st Alts timetable

Hart District Council

RSLs

Private Developers

Landowners

First Alterations to the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996 - 2006

Dec 2005

Widen the provision base of affordable housing including the involvement of potential employers and provision for key workers.

Autumn 2005

Key worker demand captured

RSL partnership

Neighbouring authorities

Hampshire Key worker Home Zone agent

Housing Strategy

Spring 2005

Annual?

Investigate alternatives for the supply of additional affordable housing.

October 2005

Sentinel Housing Association

All interested third parties

Housing Strategy

Empty Homes Strategy

Spring 2005

Aim:

To ensure that people can get to essential services

Objective 1:

To establish an integrated transport system accessible to all

Objective 2:

To tackle congestion by reducing the level of traffic

Objective 3:

Minimise the negative social and environmental effects of moving people and goods and providing services

Action

Target Date

Indicator

Lead Organisation

Key Partnership Agencies

Source of Action

Strategy/Action Plan Title

Date of Publication

Date of Review

1. An integrated working group on transport to be established.

March2005

Group established

HCC

HVA, HDC, AHPC

N/a

N/a

N/a

2. Integrated working group to become knowledgeable about current and future transport plans being made for Hart and potential role of LSP.

Dec 2005

N/a

HCC

HVA, HDC, AHPC

N/a

N/a

N/a

3. Integrated working group to decide what can realistically be achieved to further each objective of above three objectives.

March

2006

Further actions identified

HCC

HDC, HVA, AHPC

N/a

N/a

N/a