Research 1 November 2014; Vol. 25(1):e2511405 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2511405 www.phrp.com.au Abstract Aim: Liveable communities create the conditions to optimise health and wellbeing outcomes in residents by inluencing various social determinants of health – for example, neighbourhood walkability and access to public transport, public open space, local amenities, and social and community facilities. This study will develop national liveability indicators that are (a) aligned with state and federal urban policy, (b) developed using national data (where available), (c) standard and consistent over time, (d) suitable for monitoring progress towards creating more liveable, equitable and sustainable communities, (e) validated against selected noncommunicable disease risk behaviours and/or health outcomes, and (f) practical for measuring local, national and federal built environment interventions. Study type: Protocol. Article history Publication date: November 2014 Citation: Giles-Corti B, et al. Reconnecting urban planning with health: a protocol for the development and validation of national liveability indicators associated with noncommunicable disease risk behaviours and health outcomes. Public Health Res Pract. 2014;25(1):e2511405. doi: http:// dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2511405 Reconnecting urban planning with health: a protocol for the development and validation of national liveability indicators associated with noncommunicable disease risk behaviours and health outcomes Billie Giles-Corti a,b,c,m , Hannah Badland a,c , Suzanne Mavoa a,c , Gavin Turrell c,d , Fiona Bull b,c , Bryan Boruff b,c , Chris Pettit c,e , Adrian Bauman f , Paula Hooper b,c , Karen Villanueva a,c , Thomas Astell-Burt c,g,h , Xiaoqi Feng c,g,i , Vincent Learnihan j , Rachel Davey j , Rob Grenfell c,k and Sarah Thackway l a McCaughey VicHealth Centre for Community Wellbeing, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia b Centre for the Built Environment and Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia c National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Healthy, Liveable Communities, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia e Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia f School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia g School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia h Centre for Health Research, School of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia i School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrews, Scotland j Centre for Research and Action in Public Health, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia k National Heart Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia l NSW Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia m Corresponding author: b.giles-corti@unimelb.edu.au