Update for East Region network meeting Housing LIN Update for East Region network meeting 8th July 2014 Sue Garwood Lead for the East of England Housing LIN

Planning Homes and communities for older people National Level Guidance for England Local Plans / Supplementary Planning Documents Planning Use Class Issues Appeal Decision examples Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy Other strategies of relevance to planning applications / Identifying Needs Health and Wellbeing Promoting the Planning Benefits of Schemes and Addressing Concerns Useful publications Supported by http://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/browse/Planning/

Upcoming events Joint dementia training - in Birmingham with SITRA and University of Worcester Association of Dementia Studies Strategic Leaders - 22nd & 23rd July plus half day 18th September Scheme Managers - 16th & 17th September and 21st & 22nd October http://www.sitra.org/training/dementia-leaders-programme-for-the-housing-sector/ Housing and Safeguarding Conference Joint Hertfordshire Safeguarding Board and Housing LIN Thursday 18th September – Focolar Centre for Unity 69 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JG http://www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/ForthcomingEvents/HousingEventDetail/?eventID=819

Care Act Guidance consultation Chapter 15 – Integration, co-operation and partnerships From 15.54 – 15.74 housing-specific Call for good practice examples to illustrate how housing can contribute – Respond on line to Question 53 Lots of other chapters relevant to housing too including Ordinary Residence, Prevention, Commissioning and Market shaping, Assessments, Care Planning Respond by 17th August on http://careandsupportregs.dh.gov.uk/

Other news APPG on affordability of housing for older people DCLG “Contestability Fund” - URS commissioned to examine business case for housing-related services Government’s response to the House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change Report ‘Ready For Ageing?’ One Year Update. Published 30th June https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/house-of-lords-report-on-ageing-response-1-year-on

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