Local List Glossary

Health Impact Assessment

When is this required?

Any development that may give rise to a risk to public health and safety concerns due to:

coastal erosion and land instability;
siting in a location of known or suspected contamination which is unsuitable for the proposed use (reference contaminated land assessment report); or
the storage or use of hazardous substances.

What information is required?

The assessment, prepared by an appropriately qualified person, should include a detailed technical appraisal of the site and development and its relationship to the surrounding area, identifying any risks to the proposed users or local community. Having regard to any identified risk to public health and safety, measures will need to be defined that would remove the identified risk.

Relevant policy and reason for the document:

North Devon and Torridge Local Plan 2011-2031: http://consult.torridge.gov.uk/portal/planning/localplan/adoption/

North Devon and Torridge Local Plan Policy DM02: Environmental Protection