Rother Local Plan 2025-2042 – Development Strategy and Site Allocations
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Rother Local Plan 2025-2042 – Development Strategy and Site Allocations
Q2
Representation ID: 29027
Received: 05/03/2026
Respondent: Anchor Hanover
Anchor Hanover, England’s largest provider of specialist housing and care for older people, supports the inclusion of a specific policy on older persons’ housing, given the significant and growing need. The policy should also include a clear numerical delivery target for older persons’ housing to ensure identified needs are met over the plan period.
Retirement/sheltered specialist housing types should be supported, to accord with national planning policy. Your housing needs assessment says you need 8,427 dwellings over 17 years.
We recommend making specific site allocations for older persons’ housing, rather than relying on M4(2) or M4(3) standards, which are not tailored to, or reserved for, older people. Allocations should consider the minimum viable scale for such housing, at least 65 units per development.
We recommend that a more flexible approach to housing mix is taken for older persons’ housing. Mixed tenure buildings can create market challenges and affect viability.
Anchor Hanover, England’s largest provider of specialist housing and care for older people, supports the inclusion of a specific policy on older persons’ housing, given the significant and growing need. The policy should also include a clear numerical delivery target for older persons’ housing to ensure identified needs are met over the plan period.
Retirement/sheltered specialist housing types should be supported, to accord with national planning policy. Your housing needs assessment says you need 8,427 dwellings over 17 years.
We recommend making specific site allocations for older persons’ housing, rather than relying on M4(2) or M4(3) standards, which are not tailored to, or reserved for, older people. Allocations should consider the minimum viable scale for such housing, at least 65 units per development.
We recommend that a more flexible approach to housing mix is taken for older persons’ housing. Mixed tenure buildings can create market challenges and affect viability.
