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Sustainable Development
The Government's approach - delivering UK sustainable development
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The density of newly built dwellings in England remained fairly constant between 1993 and
2001, at an average of 25 new dwellings per hectare. Recently, however, density has
increased and in 2006 the figure was 40 new dwellings per hectare (provisional estimate).
For London, dwelling density rose from 48 new dwellings per hectare in 1993 to 56 in 2000.
After a drop in 2001, density rose to 84 new dwellings per hectare in 2006 (provisional
estimate), although this is a drop from 107 dwellings per hectare in 2005.