Other strategies of relevance to planning applications / Identifying Needs

In building a case to support a planning application a number of other strategies and publications can be useful.

Corporate local authority Community Strategies, Housing Strategies and Adult Social Care publications are increasingly recognising the need for specialist accommodation to address the ageing population.

SHOP@ is an essential tool to take the strain out of forecasting and meeting demand for specialist housing for older people in England and Wales, endorsed by the Department of Health and the Welsh Government. Using data generated by Elderly Accommodation Counsel's national records, SHOP@ places the emphasis on the local. It can interpret local information at a unitary/county level or for individual districts. This can help shape decisions on the how, what and where to develop specialist housing for older people.

Strategic Housing Market Assessments are also now looking at the impact of the ageing population on the housing market and provide useful context for justifying the need for a new development.

Locked out: A New Perspective on Older People’s Housing Choices

This briefing, published by the Centre for Ageing Better, sets out how we can challenge the persistent and misleading narratives around older people’s housing and deliver local housing plans that work for people of all ages.

Finding the right place to grow older

Published by the Centre for Ageing Better, this report investigates how we can better understand the difficulties faced by over 4 million older people actively seeking to move home to improve their quality of life.

Housing our Ageing Population

Written by the Housing LIN for the LGA, the report captures the learning from a selection of exemplar councils which demonstrate how they are playing a significant place-making role in shaping the current and future supply of housing for an ageing population in their areas.

Planning for Retirement: How retirement communities can help meet the needs of an ageing population

This report by the County Councils Network an ARCO argues that councils and providers should be given the tools by government to incentivise and accelerate these developments, including the introduction of a new planning classification called ‘C2R’.

Influencing the local planning policy background for older people’s housing

John Sneddon writes for the Housing LIN about how local authorities make planning decisions when considering new developments for older people, and the importance of local planning policies versus national policies.

Understanding Local Housing Markets: Advice and Guidance for Local Authorities

A new report from the LGA to provide 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 and disabled people: A toolkit for local authorities in England - Strategic Planning

This toolkit sets out the legal and policy context for meeting the housing needs of disabled people. It highlights the linkages between housing, health and social care, and provides guidance about how to ensure the integration of policy and practice.

Housing and disabled people: A toolkit for local authorities in England - Planning for Accessible Homes

This toolkit has been designed to provide an overview of and assistance in the planning of accessible homes. It is principally aimed at leaders and practitioners in planning and housing strategy.

Later Living: Are we planning for our future?

This research report, by Barton Willmore, aims to better understand and explore the nature of the challenge facing the retirement and specialist older people's housing sector.

Solutions to an age old problem: Planning for an ageing population

This paper explores the topic of how the planning system currently addresses the delivery of accommodation for the older population through a review of Local Plan policies and allocations

Driving Planning Permissions into Housing Delivery: P12 Tool

The HFI have created a Driving Planning Permissions into Housing Delivery tool that aim to help assist with monitoring delivery to drive housing success.

The Housing White Paper: Implications for Retirement Living

This Irwin Mitchell briefing is intended to cut through the rhetoric of the Housing White Paper and provide a concise guide to these relevant proposals and their implications.

Better planning for car ownership and well-being in old age

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...

Towards Accessible Housing: A toolkit for planning policy

This toolkit by Habinteg and TCPA gathers together resources to support local authorities in implementing the new Housing Standards. The contents are divided into 6 useful sections which are aimed at...

Planning for older people’s housing: the shock of the new

This case study It looks at how a selection of councils are being proactive when it comes to meeting the need for older people’s housing.

Rethinking planning obligations: Balancing housing numbers and affordability

This report from the JRF researches the effectiveness of planning obligations and uses case studies to identify how the supply of affordable housing can be increased in areas where local planning obligations...

How to engage and work constructively with your local planning authority: Putting the pieces together

This resource from Planning Aid England/RTPI provides a useful overview of the role of the local planning authority in neighbourhood planning and how to work constructively with planners.

Extra care housing: Where do residents come from?

This paper by Carterwood for ARCO looks at the catchment area for moving to extra care housing. It provides useful market research for developers and providers alike in gaining a better understanding...