Policy information sourced from the Bexley Unitary Development Plan

Bexley - H15 Sheltered Housing

Policy H15:

Sheltered dwelling proposals will be subject to other residential policies and will not qualify for sheltered dwelling car parking standards (Policy T17), unless they satisfy all of the following criteria:

  1. they are specifically designed as dwellings for the elderly and built to a standard which will allow adequate mobility for all people, including those with visual and movement handicaps;
  2. adequate communal facilities are provided, including a common room within the scheme;
  3. there is easy access to community facilities such as shops, post office, doctors, pharmacy and public transport;
  4. they comprise one or two bedroom dwellings;
  5. provision of a 24 hour emergency cover by means of a warden (resident or nonresident) and provision of a central alarm system; and
  6. 6 an enforceable means of restricting occupation of such dwellings to persons aged sixty years or more.

For more information please see the Bexley Unitary Development Plan