The Government has long recognised the “critical” need for more specialist accommodation for elderly people. The UK has a rapidly ageing population; 17% of the population in the USA and 13% of the population in Australia live in this type of accommodation, whereas in the UK, it is just 1%.
In the second of a series on ‘NPPF Flashpoints’, in relation to the draft NPPF presently out for consultation, Christopher Young KC and Leanne Buckley-Thomson of No5 Barristers’ Chambers discuss the issues around this sector with Ellen Pearce, Planning Director at Inspired Villages, an Integrated Retirement Living operator.
