Diffuse development - a sustainable solution to the UK's housing crisis

Diffuse development is the provision of small clusters of very low impact housing in farmyards throughout the country. The houses should be built of local materials, discretely placed and subject to the planning condition that they are made available for letting and cannot be sold outside the farm business.

Diffuse development provides a number of important environmental benefits through the use of renewable energy at the local level, sustainable water use and improved flood management.

Diffuse development helps to develop local communities and their businesses by providing affordable housing close to the place of work and in so doing encourages social and occupational mobility.

Diffuse development avoids blighting our countryside with homes that are located in large blocks far from the workplace where they destroy the natural environment and put undue pressure on the existing infrastructure.

Diffuse development is a truly sustainable solution to the UK’s housing crisis conceived by Living Countryside.

The full report and analysis is available as a pdf file here >>> diffuse development

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