Translation required

I have been reading through the glossy document introducing the Hackney Central Area Action Plan. I haven't quite worked out what it all means yet, but it is worth a wager that it could spell bad news for residents of my estate.

I was considering filling in the accompanying language form asking for a copy of it in plain English, but I reckon that if we work out our own glossary, we may be able to translate.

So here are a few for starters, and if anyone has any to add, please do:

• "high density housing" = rabbit hutches or sky scrapers
• "50% of new housing will be affordable" = the other 50% will be unaffordable
• "infill" = building on every 'spare' patch of land (see "underused land" below)
• "underused land" = where you walk your dog, play with your kids or step on some grass
• "communal open space within new development" = green spaces gated in for the used of (mostly private) residents only

Some other phrases possibly requiring translation are:

• local context
• distinctiveness
• sustainable communities
• new landmark buildings
• urban renaissance
• reuse of previously developed land