This means that we have adhered to a set of design features that were developed by housing experts to make homes more accessible and convenient to everyone and to be adaptable to the changing needs of the people living in them.

In building each Lifetime Home, Banner has thought about how people will use the accommodation long into the future. From raising small children through to managing illness or coping with reduced mobility in later life, these homes have the capability to evolve and change along with lifestyles.

Wider parking space improves access to and from a vehicle to make it easier to load shopping, child seats or mobility equipment

Allocated parking near the home and a level or slightly sloping pathway to the door makes it convenient to get to and from your car

Well lit, wide entrances with low or level thresholds and weather protection make it safer to move large items in and out as well as giving access to wheelchair users and parents with children s buggies

The lift is large enough to accommodate wheelchairs, children s buggies or shopping

Hallways and landings have been carefully planned to be wide enough at all points to allow easy passage for people carrying shopping or using mobility equipment

Living spaces have been designed to be large enough to allow circulation and manoeuvring of a wheelchair

Space for entertaining is offered on the entrance level to provide an accessible space to socialise with the household for any visitor regardless of their level of mobility

Drainage has been added to make it affordable for an accessible shower to be installed

In each wet room, the walls have been reinforced to make sure that grab rails can be installed if necessary

One of the bedroom suites has been future-proofed with a reinforced ceiling to allow hoists to be installed above the bed, bath and toilet.

Bathrooms have been designed with enough space to be accessible to everyone

Windows in the living space have been designed with low sills to allow easy opening for ventilation and a view for seated people

Sockets, switches and controls have been installed to be comfortably reached by any person in the home

LIFETIME HOMES

Banner Homes is proud to have built Plots 6 and 7 of the Regency Apartments to Lifetime Homes standards

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