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Case Study

Barking & Dagenham

Location

Barking & Dagenham, UK

Description

As part of a strategic approach to tackling the Borough's obesity problem, and in particular childhood obesity, Barking and Dagenham produced a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to explain its guidance and advice concerning the appropriate location and concentration of hot food takeaways. Currently, people living and working within the Barking & Dagenham area are confronted with a food environment that encourages unhealthy eating; due to the high concentration of hot food takeaways in the area, and the lack of other healthier food alternatives. Similar to planning regulations adopted within Waltham Forest, Barking & Dagenham have developed a local planning policy restricting the development of hot food takeaways in local centres, and excluding them completely from certain areas. The council has also introduced a policy on the use of s106 to raise funds to combat obesity from hot food takeaway developments.