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.
improvement will help people with disabilities enter employment. along key transport routes. Improve accessibility through good design, improved public transport, walking and cycling routes. Sexual Orientation Increasing the supply of a range of homes to meet a range of needs with choice of unit type and location will meet the range of housing needs required by LBGT. No impact identified. Developing safe public transport options, and alternatives such as safe walking and cycling routes, designing out crime, including ‘over looked’ areas in the public realm will contribute towards improved personal safety for all groups including LGBT. The Core Strategy seeks to improve and develop a range of community, leisure and social facilities which benefits all groups. Age Increasing the supply of a range of homes to meet families, couples and singles to provide choice on unit type and location. Seeking homes built to Lifetime Homes standard, and sites for Extra Care schemes for older people. The provision of jobs, in sustainable locations with public transport, walking / cycling routes will help address worklessness which is a key cause of child poverty. Promote and deliver educational opportunities including developing vocational and skills improvement will help young and older people enter or re-enter employment, as can providing affordable childcare. The emphasis on sustainable development minimising the need to travel and increased opportunities to walk, cycle or use public transport will help all groups, in particular young and older people. Infrastructure delivery will provide a range of accessible leisure and community facilities, new or improved open space and multi use community facilities to meet the needs of mixed communities. Provide improved access to the ‘green’ network. Provide community and leisure facilities, improved open space and play space to promote healthier lifestyles that tackle childhood obesity. Provide and or / improve community facilities, local services, including healthcare to meet the needs of the community including young and older people. Improve accessibility through good design, improved public transport, walking and cycling routes.