News & Resources
Reports
There are a number of reports on and in relation to Lifetime Homes. This section includes a selection of these reports for you to download and read.
The London Housing Design Guide (Consultation June 2009)
London Housing Design Guide PDF (new window), 4.37MB
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The London Housing Strategy (Consultation May 2009)
View the document in context on the Mayor of London's website.
Living All Project: Presentation by Lynn Watson and Paul Gamble , January 2009
Lifetime Homes was presented to a pan-European conference presenting the findings of the Living All project at the University of Valencia. This is the narrative of the presentation.
Lifetime Homes paper: Living All project PDF (new window), 200KB
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London Plan documents - Summary, London Plan and Statement of Reasons.
You can download PDF and RTF versions of these documents from the Mayor of London's website (opens in new window)
Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods - A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society
A government report which states that all new housing with public funding will be built to the Lifetime Homes standard by 2011. This means that all housing funded through the Homes and Communities Agency from that date will be Lifetime Homes. In Wales and Northern Ireland, the Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Housing already require the Lifetime Homes standard in their funded developments.
Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods PDF (new window), 5.4 MB
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The London Housing Strategy (Consultation November 2008)
The London Housing Strategy states that “homes must provide the accessibility, adaptability and flexibility required for 21st Century living.”
The Lifetime Homes standard has been identified as a key tool in fulfilling this objective, providing clear criteria for accessible, adaptable and inclusive design in housing: “(We) will monitor delivery of accessible housing and ensure enforcement of (benchmark access) standards such as Lifetime Homes and Wheelchair Accessible Housing Standards. All homes will be built to Lifetime Homes standards and at least 10% will be designed to be wheelchair accessible or easily adaptable for residents who are wheelchair users.”
The Greater London Authority will produce a Housing Design Guide, with a focus on accessibility, and will develop a best practice guide on accessible and inclusive design: “More homes will be provided to meet the access, space and adaptability needs of disabled and older people.”
The London Housing Strategy PDF (new window), 2.2 MB
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Toward Common Ground:The Help the Aged manifesto for lifetime neighbourhoods (April 2008)
Towards Common Ground PDF (new window), 864KB
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The Future for the Code for Sustainable Homes: Making a rating mandatory (Consultation July 2007)
Referenced in the costs section of this site.
Making a rating mandatory PDF (new window), 551KB
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Accessible London: Achieving an Inclusive Environment (Lifetime Homes), September 2006
Achieving an inclusive environment PDF (new window),
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