Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Provides guidance and good practice for the design and delivery of new homes. Covers: Healthy Homes requirements, summary of Healthy Homes core requirements, inclusivity, amenity, efficiency, comfort and control.
History
Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthy-homes/healthy-homes-a-foundation-for-healthier-and-resilient-communities and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 6 November 2025.
Subjects
- Residential development
- Special subject areas
- Green issues/sustainability/green buildings
- Planning and development
- General design information
- Design
- Other planning disciplines
- Environmental issues/energy
Publisher History
Homes England is the government's housing accelerator, responsible for: increasing the number of new homes that are built in England; improving existing affordable homes and bringing empty homes back into use as affordable housing; increasing the supply of public land and speeding up the rate that it can be built on; and helping to stimulate local economic growth by using their land and investment, and attracting private sector investment in local areas. Formerly known as the Homes and Communities Agency and English Partnerships.