
2021
Design for Life Age Friendly Urban Design guidance
Guidance produced with the GMCA Housing, Ageing and Planning Committee
A Design for Life – Urban practices for an age-friendly city eBook
This public facing report curated by Dr Hammond sets out co-produced guidance informed by the DfL Ageing in place Research programme. It extends the Design for Life Manifesto for urban ageing into specific supplementary planning guidance for new developments in Greater Manchester.
A Chancellor’s Fellowship for Prof. White and subsequent secondments for him and Dr Mark Hammond have generated an enduring partnership focussed around the convening of a Housing, Planning and Ageing Group. Chaired by the Head of the GM housing providers group and the GMCA head of planning it includes senior representatives from GM Health and Social care organisations as well as National bodies concerned with housing and ageing including the Centre for Ageing Better and the Housing LIN.