"Surplus land" refers to unused or extra pieces of land that are not currently being utilized or needed for any specific purpose.
Sentences with «surplus land»
Developing 175 acres of surplus land acquired from the State of New York as well as ensuring the proper law enforcement protection throughout the Town of Haverstraw (rocklandtimes.com)
TORONTO — Ontario plans to help cool a hot housing market by bringing in a 15 - per - cent foreign buyer tax, expanding rent control, allowing Toronto to impose a tax on vacant homes and using surplus lands for affordable housing. (moneysense.ca)
The chain, which is based in the capital, presented a proposal to the Department for Education in March 2016 about using surplus land it owns that is not required as playing fields for housing projects. (schoolsweek.co.uk)