Comment

Representation ID: 5539

Received: 25/02/2015

Respondent: Mid and South Essex STP

Agent: Smart Planning Ltd

Plans and policies should be revised to ensure that they are specific enough in their aims, but are not in any way prescriptive or binding on NHS England to carry out certain development within a set timeframe, and do not give undue commitment to projects. Any expansions, extensions and/or proposals for new bespoke facilities that may/may not involve relocation of existing surgeries will need to meet the 'business case' test within NHSPS.

Comment

Representation ID: 5540

Received: 25/02/2015

Respondent: Mid and South Essex STP

Agent: Smart Planning Ltd

Notwithstanding the need for specific aims in plans and policies which don't prescribe or bind NHS England, there should be a supportive approach from the Local Planning Authority to the provision, improvement, expansion, extension or alteration of existing medical facilities. This stance should also be indicated towards assessing those schemes for new bespoke medical facilities where such facilities are agreed to in writing by NHS England. New facilities will only be appropriate where they accord with the latest up-to-date NHS England strategy documents.

Support

Representation ID: 5543

Received: 25/02/2015

Respondent: Mid and South Essex STP

Agent: Smart Planning Ltd

Assuming that these recommendations (in particular recognition of current NHS capacity constraints and the unsustainable reliance on existing NHS infrastructure that would require developer contributions to mitigate) are incorporated wholly during the consideration of the Strategic Growth Options proposals, NHS England would be generally supportive of the plans.

Object

Representation ID: 5546

Received: 25/02/2015

Respondent: Mid and South Essex STP

Agent: Smart Planning Ltd

The Sustainability Appraisal, although interim at present, is non-specific in assessing the sustainability of health care facilities. Paragraphs 7.5.1 onwards (including table 8.1.1) do not give any base line data from which a proper health impact assessment can be undertaken. The appraisal findings at 13.3.1 also do not consider impacts on healthcare infrastructure, focusing only sustainable and healthy lifestyles; the findings in Appendix 1 do not identify baseline health service issues. NHS England and the CCG are willing to work in partnership with the Local Planning Authority to overcome this oversight and to ensure that appropriate comprehensive consideration of sustainable healthcare is fully integrated into the plan making process.

Comment

Representation ID: 5572

Received: 25/02/2015

Respondent: Mid and South Essex STP

Details of the additional NHS floorspace needed to meet growth have been provided. The 5,500 new homes with 13,2000 people would require 904sqm of additional NHS floorspace. Plus space for secondary care services and car parking. (Refer to Table 1: Healthcare Infrastructure and Funding Requirements). The NHS comments also attach a copy of part of the information provided in response to the Brentwood Preferred Options consultation 2013. This provides information on estimation of the NHS calculation of anticipated population increase and capital cost implication of this.