Echoing British council housing reforms in the 1980s, the Danish Government’s so called “Ghetto Plan 2018” increases housing insecurity in the social housing sector with the eviction of 11,000 tenants by 2030. From London to Copenhagen, the project examines how urban policies, local authorities, housing associations, and developers accelerate rent-gaps by means of discursive rhetoric, and short sighted maintenance strategies, in order to justify private redevelopment. Tingbjerg is one of two estates labelled a “Hard Ghetto” in Copenhagen, based on a bias against ethnic diversity, and on salary and education levels, compared to the capital’s high averages. The project establishes the residents-driven Tingbjerg Garden Trust as an independent stakeholder for a renewed influence of the community. Together with residents in one particular courtyard, we build outdoor community spaces that intensify and celebrate the diverse uses and qualities of their courtyards, and of the engaged community. This forms a tangible argument against the prejudices of the Development Plan that e.g. labels courtyards “underused” and “dangerous like the community itself”. The project invites all Development Plan stakeholders to meet with the community in this courtyard to discuss their plan in the light of an alternative ‘plan’ proposed by the Trust.