Introduction

Four million new homes are required by 2040 to meet demand in the UK.

This note proposes the construction of sufficient prefabricated homes to meet UK housing need. They would be sited near existing settlements or transportation routes. The proposal downplays the role of new towns, which take too long to build and will cause high carbon emissions in their construction.

Park Homes

Park homes are one form of prefabricated home delivered to site by specialist transport companies on modified lorries. They are mostly put on specially designed sites, referred to as parks. They are single storey. A typical park home has roughly the same floor area as a new 2 bedroomed house of traditional construction. Park homes are a tried and tested form of prefabricated homes, with over 100,000 park homes in the UK.

Prefabricated Homes – the advantages