Lifetime Homes: Design and Standards

Cover - A review of local standards for the delivery of new homes

The resources on this page include details about Lifetime Homes standards and provide analysis and suggestions about their application in practice.

Age-friendly housing: Future design for older people

This essential RIBA publication, co-authored by Julia Park and Jeremy Porteus, investigates how we should approach the design of future housing for an ageing population.

Neighbourhoods of the Future - Better homes for older adults

This McCarthy & Stone and Agile Ageing Alliance paper examines the so-called housing 'crisis' facing the next generation of older adults. It suggests that although there is most definitely an urgent...

Housing Standards Handbook

The new Housing Standards Handbook from the NHF, is a one-stop resource for the housing sector now available to buy. Fully up to date following the government's Housing Standards Review, it sets out...

Accessible Housing Standards 2015 briefing

This briefing by Habinteg is aimed at local authority planners, developers, architects and access professionals, and compares the technical specification provided in the new 2015 Building Regulations...

7 points about the new Housing Standards 2015

This briefing by Habinteg explains the important policy changes to accessible housing standards across England that came into force on 1 October 2015. While the new accessibility standards will be included...

Housing - optional technical standards (accessibility & wheelchair housing standards)

In March 2015, following consultation on accessible design standards, the government issued guidance on how planning authorities can gather evidence to set optional requirements and the nationally described...

Housing Standards Review

The government have issued a written statement and a summary of responses to last year's Housing Standards Review and Technical Standards. Of particular note where the proposals on accessibility and...

Easi-Guide to the Housing Standards Review

The proposals in the Government's Housing Standards Review Consultation have far reaching consequences for the quality of new housing and the policy and processes that shape it. The potential implications...

Housing standards review consultation

The deadline for responses is 22nd October 2013 This consultation seeks views on the results of the recent review of building regulations and housing standards. Further information, including review...

A review of local standards for the delivery of new homes

This HBF and LGA interim report from the Local Housing Delivery Group chaired by Sir John Harman concludes that there is significant scope for simplification of the existing building standards regime...

Lifetime Housing Standards research findings

Published by DCLG, these seven research papers seek to understand the costs, benefits and practical implications of applying the Lifetime Home Standard (LHS) to new build housing development. In keeping...

Non-mainstream housing design guidance

This provides an overview and summary of existing published design guides and covers housing for a wide range of specific needs. The Homes and Communities Agency commissioned Levitt Bernstein and PRP...

A Progressive Approach to Accessible Housing

This new Housing LIN Viewpoint no 22 is by a co-author of the influential HAPPI report. Written by Julia Park, Levitt Bernstein Architects, she proposes a way of accommodating accessible housing within...

PRP Briefings

Two papers from PRP architects launched at their Specialist Housing Conference in 2009 and reflecting the impact of the Credit Crunch. One briefing is on the application and affordability of Lifetime...

A new approach to housing standards

Influential architects, Levitt Bernstein - who contributed to the recent HAPPI report - have published a thoughtful paper on the future of housing design standards. Whilst not specific to housing for...

Improving the design of new housing - What role for standards?

Published by CABE, 'Improving the design of new housing' argues that the current regime of building regulations, planning policy and funding has created a framework for housing quality that is confused,...