Useful Publications

In addition to the strategies highlighted on other 'Planning and Design' pages there are a number of useful materials, including Housing LIN case studies and viewpoints, which set out the wider context of housing the ageing population:

Further weight is given to planning reforms to aid the delivery of older persons’ housing

In this Housing LIN guest blog, Mark Slater, Design Director at WWA Studios, reflects on the British Property Federation getting behind the older persons' sector and pushing for planning reform with a series of recommendations.

Planning for retirement?

A new report from Retirement Housing Group UK (RHGuk), the UK's leading organisation representing the whole retirement housing sector, is calling for a series of updates to the planning system in a bid to bridge the gap between demand and supply of specialist housing for older people in the UK.

RTPI practice advice - Housing for Older People: Planning for the Future

This new practice advice note published by the RTPI highlights the important role planners are playing in meeting the needs of England’s ageing population. It demonstrates how the planning system can enable the development of accessible, well-maintained, and affordable homes in locations that provide access to essential local services and opportunities for social connections.

Planning ahead: influencing local planning on housing and ageing

A guide for local older people’s forums and groups

Later Living Report: Are we planning for our future?

This report from Barton Willmore identifies the challenges of housing for the UK's ageing population, and looks to create a better understanding of how to combat the issue.

Planning authorities are failing to prioritise housing for older people in their local plans

Research conducted by law firm Irwin Mitchell exclusively for Property Week confirms that most planning authorities are not prioritising housing for older people in their local plans

Planning a HAPPI family

This Housing LIN Viewpoint no 86 offers a planner’s eye view of how the planning system could contribute to the meeting of genuine housing needs in an efficient and timely way.

Stamp Duty and Housing for Older People

This study by IPC for McCarthy & Stone, considers the potential impact that a reduction in Stamp Duty on sales and/or purchases might have on older people and the wider housing market and on tax...

Research Note: An Overview of the Implications of Britain's Ageing Population

The projected increase in the number of people aged over 65 poses challenges and opportunities to central and local governments in terms of managing public finances and setting housing policy. To illustrate...

Hatching a plan for older people's housing

Housing LIN Viewpoint no 78 - At a time when planning should be raising its game to meet the needs of an ageing society, the Government is progressing changes to legislation and funding for housing which...

Senior momentum: What have the planners ever done for us?

This Housing LIN viewpoint no 59 has been written to identify some of the ways in which themes being discussed and implemented through the planning system could hinder or help in the supply of suitable...

How can local planning authorities engage better with the housing needs of an ageing society?

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. The potential gains of meeting...

Older people: The new kids on the block

This Housing LIN Viewpoint no 47 gives a personal account of what is stopping the development of good quality, affordable housing and offers some insightful steps on how these could be best overcome....

Housing an Ageing Population - The Extra Care Solution

This report by Tim Brown, Principal Lecturer, De Montfort University commissioned by Keepmoat and the Housing LIN, outlines the challenges and opportunities for Extra Care housing against the backdrop...

Housing in later life: planning ahead for specialist housing for older people

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. Published jointly by the National Housing Federation,...