Planning Homes and Communities for Older People

This blog from Tetlow King's John Sneddon provides an analysis on the recent appeal of a PegasusLife assisted-living community development in Sidmouth, including a detailed look into the appeal inspector's findings.

As reported by Public Health England (PHE), details about the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) have come under one roof and information on the impact built environments have on the health of communities.

This toolkit spells out the processes that could help the HAPPI objectives to be met - with particular emphasis on the role of local planning authorities.

This Good Practice Note aims to support urban and regional planning professionals engaged in forward planning and development management to respond to the growing demand for extra care housing in England.

This toolkit by Habinteg and TCPA gathers together resources to support local authorities in implementing the new Housing Standards.

This Housing LIN Briefing seeks to connect the body of knowledge around the significance of car ownership in achieving well-being for older people to those making particular decisions that may impact on car ownership among older people, in particular, those living in specialised accommodation.

This viewpoint looks at the future role of planning in the changing context, suggesting that a comprehensive review of planning practice relating to older people's housing could help meet housing needs across all generations.

This report from the LGA provides local authorities with advice and guidance on how to best understand the various complexities within their local housing markets in order to inform their decision making

Housing LIN viewpoint no 58 sets out how local authority planners can work within the reformed planning system to improve the amount and types of housing for older people.