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  • Buckland Court Development Proposal

    Hackney Council is excited to announce a new housing programme aimed at building around 400 new homes across 14 locations, including Buckland Court. Across the whole programme 75% of the new homes will be council homes for social rent, prioritised for local residents with established housing needs. This initiative is part of our commitment to start building or support the construction of 1,000 new homes for social rent by 2026. Our goal is to address the housing shortage and provide... More
    Opened 24 September 2024
  • Cumulative Impact Assessment Consultation

    Hackney Council is carrying out a 12 week consultation to determine whether a Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) should be published for Shoreditch and Dalston. A CIA helps to manage the number and type and density of licensed premises within an area. Licensed premises include places which sell alcohol, provide late-night hot food or hot drinks (between 11pm and 5am), or where a range of sporting, music or performance events take place. A CIA would only apply to new... More
    Closed 20 October 2024
  • Hackney Night Time Strategy Consultation

    The London Borough of Hackney is developing an evening and night time strategy to balance supporting the evening and night time economy with the needs of residents. The Strategy will set out the Borough’s strategic vision for the evening and night time (6 pm to 6 am) which will help shape, influence and link with wider strategies and inform policies across the Council. It provides guidance for partner organisations, residents and businesses to ensure the night-time economy in the... More
    Closed 20 October 2024
  • Blandford Court Development Proposal- Stage 2

    Hackney Council is excited to announce a new housing programme, New Homes Programme (NHP), aimed at building around 400 new homes across 14 locations, including Blandford Court. Seventy-five percent of these new homes will be Council homes for social rent, prioritised for local residents with established housing needs. This initiative is part of our commitment to start building or support the construction of 1,000 new homes for social rent by 2026. Our goal is to address the housing shortage... More
    Closed 19 October 2024
  • Fellows Court and Weymouth Court Development Proposal- Stage 2

    Hackney Council is excited to announce a new housing programme, New Homes Programme (NHP), aimed at building around 400 new homes across 14 locations, including Fellows Court garages and Weymouth Court garages. Seventy-five percent of these new homes will be Council homes for social rent, prioritised for local residents with established housing needs. This initiative is part of our commitment to start building or support the construction of 1,000 new homes for social rent by 2026. Our goal is... More
    Closed 19 October 2024
  • Post-event survey to understand eating habits

    Thank you for attending the Climate Team's lunchtime food tasting events! We hope you enjoyed the spread of delicious plant-based foods that were on offer, all from local Hackney suppliers. We’d really value 3 minutes of your time to complete a feedback questionnaire which will help us to determine if the plant-based food tasting experience has impacted your views on eating habits. You will also have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win one of five £20 vouchers for a... More
    Closed 18 October 2024
  • Morris Blitz Court- Future Development

    Morris Blitz Court housing office site is one of 14 locations across Hackney that will make up a new programme to build around 400 new homes. 75% of the new homes across the programme, and 100% of the new homes at Morris Blitz Court, will be council homes for social rent. These homes will be prioritised for local residents through our local lettings policy – which means current residents in the local area with established housing needs would get first preference for new Council rented... More
    Closed 15 October 2024
  • Hackney Town Hall Square

    The Hackney Town Hall Square redesign aims to revitalise the heart of Hackney Central, creating a more inclusive, accessible, and flexible space for everyone. The redesign will preserve the square’s historical significance while enhancing its usability for community activities, gatherings, and day-to-day use. This project is a key part of Hackney Council’s wider strategy to improve public spaces in the borough, making them more welcoming and functional for residents, businesses,... More
    Closed 14 October 2024
  • Mare Street, London Lane & St Thomas’s Square Junction - Proposed Road Safety scheme

    This consultation outlines proposals to relocate two bus stops on Mare Street at its junctions with London Lane and St Thomas’s Square. We are now seeking your views on the proposals. Why are we proposing changes? The Council is committed to making our roads safer for everyone living, working and visiting the borough. We are proposing these changes, primarily to improve road safety at this junction and encourage residents and visitors to switch to cleaner and... More
    Opened 14 October 2024
  • Proposal for St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Hackney Council is consulting on a proposal to close St Mary’s Church of England Primary School on 31 August 2025. Please read the proposal document for St Mary’s Church of England Primary School for full information about the proposal and before sharing your views. Portugese translation Turkish translation Ukranian translation The consultation will close on 19 November at 5pm. The decision about these proposals will be made following... More
    Opened 8 October 2024
  • Proposal for St Dominic's Catholic Primary School

    Hackney Council is consulting on a proposal to close St Dominic's Catholic Primary School on 31 August 2025. Please read the proposal document for St Dominic's Catholic Primary School for full information about the proposal and before sharing your views. Amharic translation Bengali translation French translation Kurdish translation Lingala translation Portuguese translation NOTE: The previous version of the St Dominic's proposal document... More
    Opened 8 October 2024
  • Proposal for Sir Thomas Abney Primary School

    Hackney Council is consulting on proposals either to close Sir Thomas Abney Primary School and amalgamate (merge) it with Holmleigh Primary School, by offering all Sir Thomas Abney pupils a place there, or to close it without amalgamating. Under both proposals Sir Thomas Abney would close on 31 August 2025. The proposal to merge with Holmleigh means that the school would also move to the Sir Thomas Abney site permanently. A larger site would be needed to accommodate the children from both... More
    Opened 8 October 2024
  • Proposal for Oldhill Community School

    Hackney Council is consulting on proposals either to close Oldhill Community School and amalgamate (merge) it with Harrington Hill Primary School, by offering all Oldhill pupils a place there, or to close it without amalgamating. Under both proposals Oldhill would close on 31 August 2025. Please read the proposal document for Oldhill Community School for full information about the proposal and before sharing your views. Spanish translation Portuguese translation ... More
    Opened 8 October 2024
  • Proposal for Holmleigh Primary School

    Hackney Council is consulting on a proposal to expand Holmleigh Primary School to two forms of entry (2 classes per year group). This proposal is linked to another which proposes to close Sir Thomas Abney Primary School on 31 August 2025. The two proposals together would mean that the schools can be merged. All pupils at Sir Thomas Abney would be offered a place at the expanded Holmleigh school. If following consultation Holmleigh does expand, it would move to the current Sir Thomas... More
    Opened 8 October 2024
  • Proposal for Harrington Hill Primary School

    Hackney Council is consulting on a proposal to expand Harrington Hill Primary School to two forms of entry (2 classes per year group). This proposal is linked to another one to close Oldhill Community School on 31 August 2025. The two proposals together would mean that the schools can be merged. All pupils at Oldhill would be offered a place at the expanded Harrington Hill school. Harrington Hill would remain on its current site. Please read the proposal document for Harrington Hill... More
    Opened 8 October 2024
  • Proposed changes to Hackney primary schools

    Hackney Council is consulting on changes that would affect up to six primary schools. This is because the significant fall in pupil numbers has caused the financial position of some of the borough’s schools to worsen to the point that it is no longer possible for the Council to maintain them. The proposals affect six primary schools. The consultation will run from 8 October to 19 November, 5pm. Please click on the links below to read the proposals and have your say: ... More
    Opened 8 October 2024
  • Fostering Survey

    Over the last few years, the country has experienced a decline in the number of people putting themselves forward to foster, whilst the need for new foster carers increases. This is a growing issue for local authorities, who incur large costs placing children with Independent fostering agencies whilst not always getting the best service. Having more in-house carers would not only save the service money, but enable funds to be redirected into better support for our children... More
    Opened 1 October 2024
  • Cropley Court Development Proposal

    Hackney Council is excited to announce a new housing programme aimed at building around 400 new homes across 14 locations, including Cropley Court. Across the whole programme 75% of the new homes will be council homes for social rent, prioritised for local residents with established housing needs. This initiative is part of our commitment to start building or support the construction of 1,000 new homes for social rent by 2026. Our goal is to address the housing shortage and provide... More
    Opened 28 September 2024
  • Hackney Central Wayfinding

    The Hackney Central Wayfinding Strategy aims to improve how residents and visitors navigate Hackney Central by creating a more connected, accessible, and welcoming town centre. This project focuses on making the area easier to explore while reflecting Hackney’s unique identity and heritage through signs, landmarks, and route markers. Our goal is to promote safe and sustainable travel, improve accessibility, and enhance the overall experience of moving through the area. What... More
    Opened 28 September 2024
  • Private Sector Housing Strategy

    Hackney Council’s new Private Sector Housing Strategy is driven by our commitment to ensuring our private sector homes are safe, sustainable and well-managed, with fair rents where residents are proud to live. Hackney is facing an unprecedented housing crisis. The borough’s growing population now relies more than ever on the private rented sector, which has doubled in the last decade due to the lack of social housing supply and home ownership being out of reach for most of our... More
    Closed 25 September 2024
  • Draft Ash Grove SPD

    Draft Ash Grove Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Consultation - Now Closed From 8 July to 23 September 2024, we conducted a Regulation 12 consultation on the draft Ash Grove SPD. This consultation allowed us to gather public feedback on the draft plan. We are now analysing all responses and will be incorporating them into the next stage of the plan. To see the items that were consulted on, please see below: We invite you to share your valuable insights on the specific... More
    Closed 23 September 2024
  • Future Shoreditch Consultation 2024 (Regulation 18)

    We are extending this consultation in response to an error in the wording of question 7a. Previously, 7a repeated a question on Affordable Workspace instead of asking about Affordable Homes. This affected a small number of respondents. If you responded to the survey before 7 August and would like to provide a response to this question, please email futureshoreditch@hackney.gov.uk . All existing and new comments received in the consultation will be analysed and used to inform the... More
    Closed 23 September 2024
  • Experimental School Street SS53 at The Urswick School

    Hackney Council is gathering views on School Street zone SS53 at The Urswick School. A School Street is where a road, or some roads, temporarily becomes a Pedestrian and Cycle Zone during school opening and closing times, whilst maintaining access for residents, pedestrians and cyclists. The purpose of School Streets is to tackle congestion, improve road safety, air quality and accessibility, and encourage active and sustainable travel for the journey to school. Why we are trialling a... More
    Opened 23 September 2024
  • Kings Hall Leisure Centre Refurbishment Project Feedback Form

    We've progressed with the Kings Hall Leisure Centre refurbishment project and have proposals ready to be shared with the public. These proposals will also be presented to the Council’s Cabinet in the autumn of 2024. Please continue to the next page to view the proposed plans and complete the feedback form. More
    Closed 20 September 2024
  • Polling Districts Consultation

    The aim of the consultation is to gather insight on the current arrangements for polling districts and stations. A polling district is a geographical area set for the purposes of an election only. All voters who live in the same polling district go to the same polling place to vote, which should be located within the border where possible. The review is necessary due to several key reasons: Current Venue Evaluation: We are required to assess the suitability of... More
    Opened 18 September 2024
  • Denne Terrace and Dunston Road - Proposed public realm improvements

    Overview In our Transport Strategy, we have committed to making Hackney’s roads safer for everyone living in, working in and visiting the borough. We aim to create an environment that will promote and encourage more walking and cycling as these are clean, healthy and efficient ways to travel, to help improve air quality and reduce emissions within the local area. Following the installation of a toucan crossing (signal controlled pedestrian and cycle crossing) near the canal... More
    Opened 13 September 2024
  • Lordship Park - Proposed road safety scheme

    Overview Following a public event held on 30 November 2023 at the West Reservoir Centre to discuss options with residents to make Lordship Park safer and improve the public realm along the road, we are proposing to improve Lordship Park between the junction of Green Lanes and Lordship Road. This includes the introduction of new raised tables to reduce vehicle speeds and adding rain gardens and more greenery. This will help create a safer and more pleasant environment along the... More
    Closed 11 September 2024
  • Air Quality Action Plan Engagement (2026-2030)

    If you would like to skip straight to the survey without reading the information below, please CLICK HERE Background Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to health in the UK. The health effects of exposure to air pollution are wide-ranging and can affect everyone. They can particularly affect vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly. There is evidence that exposure to air pollution can: lead to or worsen asthma result in poor lung... More
    Opened 6 September 2024
  • Supporting Residents with Additional Needs to Thrive - Housing Policy

    Have your say on Hackney’s "Supporting Residents with Additional Needs to Thrive - Housing Policy" Summary Hackney Housing Services have developed the Supporting residents with additional needs to thrive Housing Policy . Our goal is to ensure residents with additional needs receive quality support to sustain their tenancies and access services fairly. We created this policy by listening to council tenants with a range of additional needs, and learning from their experiences to... More
    Closed 2 September 2024
  • Orwell Court and Welshpool Street - Garage and Storage Questionnaire

    As part of the Orwell Court garages and Welshpool Street Depot and car park development project, we are conducting a specific survey to gather information on how you currently use your existing garage space to inform the design for the site. Background Orwell Court and Welshpool Street depot and car park is one of fourteen sites identified as part of Hackney Council’s New Homes Programme. In December 2022, the Council approved plans to appoint a design team to work up plans for... More
    Closed 18 August 2024
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