HAPPI Hour - Housing LIN presents… Putting the spotlight on Healthy Ageing, HAPPI Homes and Happy Cities

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  • Great presentations from experts passionate about their shared topic of interest.
  • Very informative, great to have international speakers.
  • Excellent and thoughtful look at the history of how we got here and where we might go: blues skies with feet on the ground.
  • Inspirational, thought provoking, passionate and exciting.

Overview

Following the announcement of the consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework - which aims to pave the way for constructing 1.5 million new homes over the next five years, setting local housing targets, and developing New Towns - we are excited to share this HAPPI Hour recording on better understanding the housing needs of an ageing population. 

We explore UKRI's Healthy Ageing Challenge Programme and how its investments have driven the development of age-inclusive products, empowering local communities to discover a wider range of housing solutions for an ageing population across the UK.

And, drawing on the HAPPI-inspired work by the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation in Kent, the session also provides an update on the Healthy New Town initiative, discussing whether it can serve as a model for the government's New Town programme.

Additionally, we showcase international best practices in placemaking, featuring an example from Happy Cities from Canada and their toolkit for collaborating with councils and clients in this field on the other side of the Atlantic!

Agenda

16:00 – Zoom format
Sally Taylor-Ridgway, Communications and Membership Officer, Host, Housing LIN ~ @HousingLIN

16:05 – Chair’s opening comments 
Jeremy Porteus, CEO of Housing LIN, @Jeremy_HLIN (opens new window)

16:10 – George MacGinnis, Challenge Director, Healthy Ageing Challenge, Innovate UK UKRI ~ @George MacGinnis (opens new window) @HealthyAgeingUK (opens new window)

16:20 – Kevin McGeough, Director of Healthy New Town Programme, Ebbsfleet DC ~ @Kevin McGeough (opens new window)

16:30 – Madeleine Hebert, Senior Housing Specialist at Happy Cities ~ @Madeleine Hebert (opens new window)

16:40 – Questions and panel debate

17.00 – Event close
Jeremy Porteus, CEO of Housing LIN, @Jeremy_HLIN (opens new window)

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