PRE-FABRICATED homes or caravans could be considered to help Ryedale's shortage of affordable homes.
The district council's community services committee chairman, Councillor Elizabeth Shields, said there were now so many people needing homes that a number of options should be considered.
Richard Etherington, the housing services manager said the biggest problem was the shortage of available land.
But what are known as "exception sites" could be built on to provide low cost houses in parishes.
However, the homes would be subject to restrictive covenants. In Pickering alone, he said there were about 300 couples needing accommodation.
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