The government from time to time introduces plans for urban development to promote smart growth, liveliness and cleanliness in the urban areas. Infill Housing is one such plan that enables the use of old lots of land and open spaces for the construction of new houses in existing neighbourhoods.
Also known as land recycling, Infill housing is a way to bring to use the old unused or vacant pieces of land by building new houses on them. It is often done for the lands that exist in the old urban neighbourhoods to meet the housing needs of the people moving to the urban area. Another way of infilling is when a major refurbishment is done to an existing house or the old house is torn down to build a new one to make the house and the land reusable.
With the number of people moving to urban areas every year in search of work and eventually settling down there, the need for new houses has been on a rise. Infill housing is an innovative method to utilise the vacant lots of land that were otherwise of no relevant use. Some of the key factors of Infill Housing are:
It is an economical and creative way of binging to use the existing infrastructure of a city.
Infill housing can either be on an individual level where just one plot of land is infilled. Or it can also be done for an entire neighbourhood that has gotten old and is now not used much. A neighbourhood that has fallen into disuse and disrepair is an ideal choice for infill housing by the government.
It is a good choice from an environmental point of view as it lets the city grow without using extra land.
It often happens that new developments take place, far from the city centres, mostly in large outer areas. Infill housing may give you the privilege of building your dream house in a neighbourhood that is located downtown.
Infill housing can however cause loss of green spaces in a neighbourhood.
It is also said to be one of the sources of increased traffic congestion in a city because more houses mean more population.
Infill housing can sometimes ruin the aesthetic of a neighbourhood. All the houses in a neighbourhood may be built in a certain way, but infilling may change this pattern due to several reasons.
