The GLA has published for public consultation draft Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance. It can be downloaded at http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/mayor/publications/planning/housing-supplementary-planning-guidance.
As you know we are mainstreaming access and inclusive design advice into London Plan SPGs and so this draft housing SPG includes advice on wheelchair accessible housing - see paragraphs 2.1.18 on page 43, and 3.1.22 on page 102, standard 4.9.1 on page 61 and ANNEX 2.2 on pages 84-91. I have included a new diagram on page 91 of the draft housing SPG to illustrate the key features of wheelchair accessible homes.
The Lifetime Home standards were already mainstreamed into the Interim London Housing Design Guide and so have been incorporated into the housing baseline standards in Part 2 of the draft SPG, summarised in Annex 2.1 on page 75.
Please circulate this information to anyone interested in accessible housing.
If you have any comments on the SPG please send them to:
Andrew Barry-Purssell
Head of London Plan
Greater London Authority
City Hall
More London
The Queen’s Walk
London SE1 2AA
By email to [email protected] with ‘Draft Housing SPG’ as the subject. Comments should be received no later than 5pm on 24 February 2012.
As you know we are mainstreaming access and inclusive design advice into London Plan SPGs and so this draft housing SPG includes advice on wheelchair accessible housing - see paragraphs 2.1.18 on page 43, and 3.1.22 on page 102, standard 4.9.1 on page 61 and ANNEX 2.2 on pages 84-91. I have included a new diagram on page 91 of the draft housing SPG to illustrate the key features of wheelchair accessible homes.
The Lifetime Home standards were already mainstreamed into the Interim London Housing Design Guide and so have been incorporated into the housing baseline standards in Part 2 of the draft SPG, summarised in Annex 2.1 on page 75.
Please circulate this information to anyone interested in accessible housing.
If you have any comments on the SPG please send them to:
Andrew Barry-Purssell
Head of London Plan
Greater London Authority
City Hall
More London
The Queen’s Walk
London SE1 2AA
By email to [email protected] with ‘Draft Housing SPG’ as the subject. Comments should be received no later than 5pm on 24 February 2012.