Obesity and the environment briefing: regulating the growth of fast food outlets
This briefing paper addresses the opportunities to limit the number of fast food takeaways (especially near schools) and ways to make fast food offers healthier.
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A ‘healthy people, healthy places’ briefing, this briefing also summarises the importance of action on obesity and a specific focus on fast food takeaways, and outlines the regulatory and other approaches that can be taken at local level.
Updated data on the density of fast food outlets by local authority in England was published as an ad hoc statistical publication in October 2016. This is available as:
- a map and a chart displaying the relationship between density of fast food outlets and area deprivation
- a spreadsheet with data by local authority and ward
Updates to this page
Last updated 25 March 2014 + show all updates
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New date on the front page; page 6, reference to National Planning Practice Guidance; page 7, rewording about health considerations in planning appeals.
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First published.