Retirement community

News in brief: Ealing approves next phases of Acton Gardens; EnerPHit Plus secured for house in conservation area

11.01.2022

Laura Edgar and Prithvi Pandya

acton | BPF | Ealing Council | flood risk | Housing | integrated retirement community | Maidenhead | Omagh | Regeneration | Retirement community | UK

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 11 January, 2022
News in brief: Permission sought for homes in Shepshed; WMCA approves £2bn CRSTS bid

21.09.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing | leicestershire | Nottingham | Planning Law | Professional Development | Retirement community | Sustainability | UK | west midlands combined authority | zero carbon

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 21 September, 2021
Retirement communities: Is it time for a new use classification?

07.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Demographics & Population Growth | elderly housing | England | Housing | Planning Law | Retirement community | UK | Use classes

Retirement communities seem to sit uncomfortably between two use classifications, making it hard to obtain viable planning permissions. Should the planning system have a special use classification just for...
This winter of discontent for Britain’s elderly must change how we view senior living forever

30.11.2020

Phil Bayliss

Campaigning & Advocacy | Demographics & Population Growth | England | Housing | Planning reform | Planning White Paper | Policy & Politics | Retirement community | senior housing

As England prepares to reform its planning system, policymakers and planners must finally find long-term answers to the challenge of providing age-friendly housing for older people, says Phil Bayliss ...