Policy information sourced from the Southwark Local Plan 2022
P7 Housing for older people
- Development of new specialist housing for older people must:
- Provide conventional social rented and intermediate housing in accordance with Policy P1 or specialist affordable accommodation for older people, subject to need. The need for affordable specialist accommodation for older people and the suitability of any proposed provision will be determined by the council. There should be no financial benefit to the developer in providing affordable specialist older people accommodation in place of conventional social rented and intermediate housing; and
- Provide excellent accessibility and amenity for residents and adequate communal areas and space for on site services and facilities; and
- Be located in areas suitable for older people which have good access to local goods and services and be located in, or close to town centres.
- A loss of specialist housing for older people will only be permitted where alternative accommodation is provided elsewhere, subject to need. The acceptability of replacement provision will be based on the number of bed-spaces, suitability of location and affordability of accommodation.
For more information please see the Southwark Local Plan 2022