Equality Group Spatial Planning Theme Housing Employment Transport Access to Social & Community Facilities Gender Increasing the supply of housing, The provision of jobs, Sustainable development Provision of a range of including affordable housing of including part time roles, in to minimise the need to accessible shops and services, mixed tenures, will provide sustainable locations with travel, whilst increasing social and community facilities choice on the type and location of public transport, walking / and improving in areas that are accessible by homes. cycling routes will enable opportunities to walk, public transport, walking and more women with children cycle, use public transport. cycling is important for women. to enter the workforce Improved infrastructure locally. including highways, and transport. Race Increasing the supply of housing, The development of BME groups will benefit The Core Strategy seeks to including affordable housing of employment land in key in from policies to improve improve and develop a range of mixed tenures in new locations in Redhill and public transport, community, leisure and social developments in a range of Horley served by accessible opportunities to walk, facilities which benefits all locations, will benefit all groups. public transport, roads, and cycle along safe routes. groups. Policy CS15 will ensure the non car routes will increase accommodation requirements of employment opportunities. Gypsies and Travellers are met. Encouraging small business may help BME communities. Disability Increasing the supply of housing, The development of Accessible local services in Improve and deliver including affordable housing of employment land in convenient locations will community and leisure mixed tenures for people with sustainable locations served benefit people with facilities, improved open space care and support needs, will by accessible public disabilities. Transport and play space to promote provide increased choice for all in transport, roads, and non choice - more accessible, healthier lifestyles. Improve terms of property choice and car routes will increase convenient public accessibility to services in terms location. The Council is seeking employment opportunities. transport, promotion of of building design and homes built to Lifetime Homes Promoting and delivering more non-car routes, transport to ensure they meet standard, and sites for Extra Care educational opportunities coupled with the needs of the local schemes. including developing improvements to community. vocational and skills highways particularly
Equality Group Spatial Planning Theme Housing Employment Transport Access to Social & Community Facilities Gender Increasing the supply of housing, including affordable housing of mixed tenures, will provide choice on the type and location of homes. The provision of jobs, including part time roles, in sustainable locations with public transport, walking / cycling routes will enable more women with children to enter the workforce locally. Sustainable development to minimise the need to travel, whilst increasing and improving opportunities to walk, cycle, use public transport. Improved infrastructure including highways, and transport. Provision of a range of accessible shops and services, social and community facilities in areas that are accessible by public transport, walking and cycling is important for women. Race Increasing the supply of housing, including affordable housing of mixed tenures in new developments in a range of locations, will benefit all groups. Policy CS15 will ensure the accommodation requirements of Gypsies and Travellers are met. The development of employment land in key in locations in Redhill and Horley served by accessible public transport, roads, and non car routes will increase employment opportunities. Encouraging small business may help BME communities. BME groups will benefit from policies to improve public transport, opportunities to walk, cycle along safe routes. The Core Strategy seeks to improve and develop a range of community, leisure and social facilities which benefits all groups. Disability Increasing the supply of housing, including affordable housing of mixed tenures for people with care and support needs, will provide increased choice for all in terms of property choice and location. The Council is seeking homes built to Lifetime Homes standard, and sites for Extra Care schemes. The development of employment land in sustainable locations served by accessible public transport, roads, and non car routes will increase employment opportunities. Promoting and delivering educational opportunities including developing vocational and skills Accessible local services in convenient locations will benefit people with disabilities. Transport choice - more accessible, convenient public transport, promotion of more non-car routes, coupled with improvements to highways particularly Improve and deliver community and leisure facilities, improved open space and play space to promote healthier lifestyles. Improve accessibility to services in terms of building design and transport to ensure they meet the needs of the local community.
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