Land is needed to build more new homes in the UK however, building all over the countryside is certainly not something that should be done, with many species already suffering due to habitat loss. In order to use land well, the best way to create space for new homes is to use old sites that are no longer in use and give them a new purpose rather than taking over more of the important green spaces.
Unfortunately, when you reuse land that has already been used for other reasons such as industrial land for example, there can be contaminants in the soil which means it isn’t suitable to build on. However, leaving this contamination in the soil is also not great, so by getting a professional like this soil remediation company soilfix.co.uk/services/soil-remediation/ to clean up the soil it makes the land safe, gets rid of the pollution and also provides a suitable space to build homes without encroaching on habitats of other creatures.
One of the biggest contamination problems in many parts of the land around the UK are hydrocarbons. They come from fossil fuels, so oils and gas, so any land that has previously been used and uses these fuels as an energy source could be polluted with them, such as former garages and petrol stations for example.
A professional company who specialises in doing this will be able to assess the land and do any work necessary in order to make it safe once again.