garden grabbing
n.— «The practice known as “garden grabbing” happens where builders snap up large detached houses with big gardens, knock them down and then squeeze a small estate of new homes on to the same plot.» —“Garden space is disappearing, warn campaigners” Which? (Hertford, United Kingdom) July 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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