What problems do Rural areas face?

There is a growing demand for housing, as the popluation develops, the country grows. This is mainly due to:

• People moving from one area to another
• More individual/smaller households due to divorce/singletons/older people living on their own
• There are pressures to build housing on greenfield sites which are areas that havent been built on before

Consequences of building on a greenfield sites include:

• There is need to find a suitable greenfield site ut there is often pressure from local residents who are against it
• The growth in towns and villages in rural areas have an impact on both the settlement (increased traffic, pressure on schools and health centres due to increased population, loss of amenity land) and in the surrounding rural areas (loss of biodiversity)
• Loss of productive farm land
• Increased use of cars for commuting for new residents