Comment

Representation ID: 24752

Received: 27/10/2017

Respondent: Mr Peter Sutters

By planning for various age ranges. I understand "old" means over 55.
55 year olds have different needs than over 65's; over 75's, over 85's over 95's.
Over 55's do not just want to move to sheltered accommodation.

Comment

Representation ID: 24856

Received: 24/10/2017

Respondent: Suffolk Constabulary

Older people can be more vulnerable than other members of the community, therefore any purpose built accommodation must be built to SBD standards.
Design Out Crime Officer advice should be sought prior to planning purpose built accommodation to ensure that it is not located in known crime hotspots where a disproportionate level of distress may be caused to residents.

Comment

Representation ID: 25394

Received: 30/11/2017

Respondent: Gladman Developments

The provision of specialist housing to meet the needs of older people is of increasing importance and the Council need to ensure that this is reflected through a positive policy approach. The Council need to have a robust understanding of the scale of this type of need across the District. Therefore, in addition to the above suggested policy wording, which provides a positive framework in relation to sites which may come forward for extra care developments Gladman recommend that specific site allocations for this type of specialist housing should also be identified and included within the Local Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 25429

Received: 30/12/2017

Respondent: Ipswich Limited

We should encourage - through collaboration with the neighbouring district council for retirement housing and care homes to be concentrated in Felixstowe and the Suffolk Coast.
We should encourage (not force) a better environment absent of the hazardous pollution associated with Ipswich, which should extend their life through better health and well-being of the ageing population.
This would unlock existing housing stock, avoiding the need to build so many new poor quality developments, and best of all should reduce the demand for burial plots in the town each year.

Comment

Representation ID: 25435

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Suffolk County Council

Suffolk's population is ageing at a faster rate than the national average. Meeting the needs of older people, with housing and the built environment designed to reflect changing requirements, offers a chance to improve older people's independence and quality of life whilst also contributing to reductions in overall demand for health and care services. IBC should give detailed consideration to retaining or expanding the policy requirement that a proportion of new homes be built to the optional standards allowed for through the Deregulation Act 2015. IBC should also consider the need to make specific allocations for housing with care.