Increase use of remediated land could accommodate UK population growth
Posted on October 28, 2009
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Brown field sites previously judged to be too contaminated could be brought back into use if the predicted rise in the UK population from 61m to 71.6m by 2033 is to be accommodated, according to The Concrete Centre.
Currently, brown field sites account for 70 per cent of new homes. This figure will have to increase if development on greenbelt land is to be avoided. As those sites which are easiest to redevelop are used up, attention will have to focus on sites that are heavily polluted and contaminated from previous industrial use. The potentially hazardous nature of the contaminates, plus the EU Landfill Directive requirements that limits the disposal of hazardous waste as landfill, means that the use of cementitious material for remediation of brown field sites will increase.
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