Planning for older people’s developments

Following last week’s 2020 budget and the announcement of a forthcoming planning white paper, Planning for the Future, Tetlow King Planning’s 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.

“In many situations, local planning policies are the main yardstick against which new developments are measured and arguably have more impact on the outcomes of planning applications than national planning policy”.