Millions of retirees are unable to downsize from the
family home due to a huge shortage of bungalows. Housebuilder McCarthy and
Stone has slammed current planning rules, claiming they restrict the number of
one-storey homes being built by prioritising high-density, high-rise
developments. And it has called on the Government to consider introducing
allocations of age-restricted, bungalow-only sites in local plans. The shortage
comes despite a recent survey, carried out by the builder and YouGov,
highlighting the popularity of one-storey homes among the older generation.
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