Policy information sourced from the Islington Development Management Policies
DM3.8 Sheltered housing and care homes
A) The council will support the provision of sheltered housing and care homes provided the development will be:
- suitable for the intended occupiers in terms of the standard of facilities and the level of independence, and provide the necessary level of supervision, management and care/support;
- accessible to public transport, shops, services and community facilities appropriate to the needs of the intended occupiers; and
- a suitable use for the site considering the surrounding neighbourhood, and contribute to mixed and balanced communities.
B) The council will resist development which involves the loss of floorspace in sheltered housing and care homes unless either:
- adequate replacement accommodation will be provided that satisfies A (i) to (iii) above; or
- the applicant can robustly demonstrate that there is a surplus over a long-term of this housing type in Islington; or
- it can be demonstrated that the existing accommodation is unsatisfactory for modern standards and/or not fit for purpose and the proposed development would provide accommodation to meet an identified acute need, which may include social rented housing.
C) 10% of all new housing, calculated against habitable rooms, is required to be designed to be wheelchair accessible, or easily adaptable for residents who are wheelchair users. The wheelchair accessible units should be provided across all tenures and deliver appropriate unit sizes.
For more information please see the Islington Development Management Policies