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ID sylw: 7722

Derbyniwyd: 23/09/2009

Ymatebydd: Ray Bullen

Not realistic to expect older people to downsize from family home by just moving to a smaller house. Most wish to retain independence and community links. If retirement villages for active elderly with range of social and leisure facilities, in immediate vicinity, people will choose to spend their autumn years in the company of others.
BTPC report identifies 2 potential sites: Wise Street and Southcrest Farm in Kenilworth.
Not for WDC to dictate housing mixes on particular sites because this is function of the marketplace supply and demand. Guidance can be given and results monitored and compared with data being received from bodies with housing interests to ensure that mix is as near right as possible but is moving target.