This case study report for the Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network) written by Director Constanze Leibrock features three award winning developments for retirement living designed by Proctor and Matthews. It explores how the HAPPI design principles have come to life in each to promote social inclusion where older people are empowered to live an independent and socially active life at the heart of their wider community. The three schemes; Chapter House in Lichfield, Steepleton in Tetbury and John Dower House in Cheltenham all differ in size, setting and architectural form, but they have all been carefully designed around the needs of people as they age, aiming to give the residents a true sense of belonging in their new homes and neighbourhoods.