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ID sylw: 106469

Derbyniwyd: 28/02/2025

Ymatebydd: McCarthy Stone and Churchill Living

Asiant : The Planning Bureau Ltd

Although we appreciate this consultation is an early stage of plan production, we note that no supporting viability evidence has been published. A Viability Assessment will be a crucial element of the evidence base informing policy and deliverability directly, and must be open
to scrutiny and comment.


RECOMMENDATION:
We strongly recommend that for any policy for older persons’ housing to be considered justified, a viability assessment is run for sheltered and extra-care housing using the assumptions set out within the RHG guidance. These assumptions reflect the inputs and assumptions consistently agreed on a site-by-site level and are therefore appropriate to apply as part of a plan wide viability assessment. Our extensive experience is that the viability of specialist housing for older people will differ
from mainstream housing. Policy targets which reflect actual viability constraints will allow providers of specialist housing for older people to derisk the planning process and provide confidence for investors in the sector.