Housing

3A.5 Housing choice

Boroughs should take steps to identify the full range of housing needs within their area. DPD policies should seek to ensure that:

• new developments offer a range of housing choices, in terms of the mix of housing sizes and types, taking account of the housing requirements of different groups
• all new housing is built to 'Lifetime Homes' standards
• ten per cent of new housing is designed to be wheelchair accessible, or easily adaptable for residents who are wheelchair users.

In undertaking an assessment of housing needs, a borough should consult fully and ensure that the assessment includes the full range of different communities within the borough, such as black and minority ethnic communities, disabled people and older people and households with specialist or different requirements, and that such communities are consulted on how policy is derived from the needs assessment.