Question Map
REPORT DATE: 20/05/2012
Built Environment
1 Built Environment
The initiative contributes towards a high quality, well-designed built environment that complements the distinctive and historic local character?
1.1 Historic Built Environment
The initiative will maintain or enhance the character of built heritage or a particular historical feature in the area?
1.2 Housing
The initiative will help to provide a sufficient range of (particularly affordable) housing that is well-designed and sustainable?
1.3 Identity and Character
The initiative will be well designed to support and enhance local distinctiveness whilst creating a "sense of place"?
1.4 Open Space
Will the initiative help to ensure that a wide range of accessible, attractive and safe open spaces are available to all?
Climate Change
2 Climate Change
The initiative will contribute towards tackling the causes and effects of climate change?
2.1 Adaptation
The initiative has taken account of potential changes brought about by climate change (e.g. flooding, higher temperatures, heatwaves and more frequent storms)?
2.2 Greenhouse gas mitigation
The initiative will help to mitigate greenhouse gases?
Community
3 Community
The initiative will contribute towards encouraging vibrant and safe communities, where everyone has an opportunity to participate in community life and local decision-making?
3.1 Access to services
The initiative will improve and support access to jobs, services and amenities for the local community?
3.2 Community Safety
The initiative will contribute towards reducing crime, disorder and danger and support social cohesiveness?
3.3 Engagement
The initiative will seek to adequately engage with all members of the community in the decision-making process for the area through using VOiCE?
3.4 Identity and Citizenship
The initiative will help support and enhance the local identity whilst promoting citizenship?
3.5 Social Inclusion
The initiative will promote social inclusion for all?
Consumption & Production
4 Consumption and Production
The initiative will promote more sustainable production and consumption of goods and services?
4.1 Energy
The initiative will help reduce energy consumption and promote energy efficiency?
4.2 Waste
The initiative will encourage the prevention, reduction, re-use, recovery or recycling of waste?
Culture & Recreation
5 Culture and Recreation
The initiative will support the promotion and enhancement of cultural and recreational opportunities for all?
5.1 Cultural Heritage
The initiative will preserve, promote and enhance assets of local culture and heritage?
5.2 Leisure, Sport and Recreation
The initiative will help provide, encourage and improve access to leisure, sports and recreational activities for all?
Economy
6 Economy
The initiative will encourage sustainable economic growth?
6.1 Business
The initiative will encourage business creation and development?
6.2 Employment
The initiative will ensure a wide range of jobs are accessible to all communities and locations (particularly disadvantaged areas)?
6.3 Tourism
The initiative will help promote sustainable tourism for the area?
6.4 Well Skilled
The initiative will help to develop and improve people's skills?
Equality & Diversity
7 Equality and Diversity
The initiative, proposal or policy promotes equal access and inclusiveness for everyone?
7.1 Age
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against age groups of any range?
7.2 Disability
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against disabled people?
7.3 Gender
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against either men or women?
7.4 Gender Re-assignment
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against people who choose not to live as their birth gender?
7.5 Marriage/Civil Partnership
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against married people or civil (same sex) partners?
7.6 Pregnancy/Maternity
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against pregnant women or who have recently given birth or breastfeeding?
7.7 Race
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against any racial groups as recognised in the Equality Act 2010?
7.8 Religion and Belief
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against any religion, religious belief or philosophy as recognised in the Equality Act 2010 and the courts?
7.9 Sexual Orientation
The initiative, proposal or policy will not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual (LGB) or heterosexual/ straight people?
Health & Well-Being
8 Health and Well-being
The initiative will improve health and well-being and/or improve access to health care for all?
8.1 Lifestyle
The initiative will promote opportunities for gaining knowledge of and achieving a healthier lifestyle?
8.2 Physical Environment
The initiative will help to create a healthier physical environment for all?
8.3 Social Environment
The initiative will help to create a healthier social environment for all?
Lifelong Learning
9 Lifelong learning
The initiative will provide opportunities for lifelong learning?
9.1 Community learning and development
The initiative will provide opportunity for community learning and development?
9.2 Formal learning
The initiative will provide opportunity for children and young people to improve their attainment and achievement?
Natural Environment
10 Natural Environment
The initiative will contribute towards protecting and improving the natural environment within the area?
10.1 Air, water and land quality
The initiative will protect and enhance the quality of the area's air, water and land?
10.2 Biodiversity
The project or proposal will protect, enhance and manage the area's biodiversity?
10.3 Historic Environment
The initiative will protect, enhance and manage the area's historic environment?
10.4 Landscape and Geology
The initiative will protect, enhance and manage the area's natural landscape and geology?
Transport & Connectivity
11 Transport and Connectivity
The initiative contributes towards providing accessible and appropriate transport services and communication linking people to jobs, schools, health and other services?
11.1 Accessibility and Connectivity
The initiative provides and supports adequate and accessible transport provision for everyone?
11.2 Sustainable Transport
The initiative supports and encourages the provision of sustainable modes of transport?
