To achieve this, Government is urged to make sure
healthy placemaking runs throughout the revised National Planning Policy Framework and that local authorities introduce
healthy placemaking across all local and neighbourhood plans.
Despite the evidence,
healthy placemaking is often sidelined and seen as a cost.
But their survey of over 600 built environment professionals reveals that
healthy placemaking sits on the periphery of UK housing, public health and placemaking policy and continues to be seen as a cost to local development rather than an investment.
Built environment practitioners and developers are also asked to promote and demonstrate a firm commitment to
healthy placemaking.