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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Reimagining Amhurst Road

    Watch the fly-through video above to see our plans for transforming Amhurst Road and Pembury Circus in Hackney Central. This visual tour reveals how we aim to reduce through traffic and enhance safety for pedestrians. The project will introduce approximately 1,900 sqm of new public garden areas, increase canopy cover with additional tree planting, and create a more inviting space for residents and visitors. What we’re doing We are transforming Amhurst Road and... More
    Created 6 August 2024

  • Hackney Town Hall Square: Designing Our Square

    The Hackney Town Hall Square redesign aims to revitalise the heart of Hackney Central, transforming it into a more inclusive, accessible, and flexible space for all. This project, led by Hackney Council in collaboration with the community, will preserve the square’s historical significance while enhancing its use for everyday activities, community gatherings, and public events. It’s part of Hackney Council’s broader strategy to improve public spaces across the borough, ensuring... More
    Closed 30 July 2024

  • Hackney Central station gateway

    Consultation is expected to begin in Autumn 2023 “Hackney Central station (or at least the approach to it) needs drastically improving to welcome visitors from outside the area. It would also greatly improve the experience for commuters and make Hackney Central a more viable place to work long-term.” What we’re doing Hackney Central station is the main arrival point for many people into the town centre, used by tens of thousands of people every day. The station has... More
    Closed 30 April 2024

  • Hackney Downs station gateway

    This page is for information only. No consultation is currently live. What we’re doing While less busy than Hackney Central station, Hackney Downs station is used by thousands of residents, visitors and commuters daily, and is one of the top 100 busiest stations in the UK. That’s why we’re investing in public spaces around Hackney Downs station to create a better gateway into the area and respond to feedback about difficulty accessing the station. Why we’re... More
    Closed 30 April 2024

  • London Fields Lido

    Consultation for this project has been completed. This page is informational only. What we’re doing London Fields Lido is a hugely popular and much-loved local facility, welcoming over 340,000 visitors last year. We are proposing to make improvements to make the facility even better and able to be enjoyed by more people with the development of a new teaching pool in addition to the existing pool. Why we’re doing it We’re committed to improving the quality of... More
    Closed 30 April 2024

  • New homes programme

    Consultation has already begun. Sign up for email updates to hear more. This page is for information only. What we’re doing Since 2011, Hackney has led the way in building new council homes. Our innovative, in-house building programme is now followed by other councils across London and the UK. So far this has delivered more than 1,000 new homes, prioritising council homes for social rent. Between 2022 to 2026, we want to deliver 1,000 new homes for social rent –... More
    Closed 30 April 2024

  • Bridge House & Marian Court

    Consultation for this project has been completed. this page is informational only. What we’re doing Since 2011, Hackney has led the way in building new council homes. Our innovative, in-house building programme is now followed by other councils across London and the UK. So far this has delivered more than 1,000 new homes, prioritising council homes for social rent. Bridge House and Marian Court is one of Hackney’s biggest regeneration projects, involving the full... More
    Closed 30 April 2024

  • Ash Grove bus garage

    Consultation has already begun. Sign up for email updates to hear more . What we’re doing As the Ash Grove bus garage site is a redevelopment site in the Local Plan, Hackney Council’s planning team are creating new planning guidance for the land at Ash Grove bus garage and the transport depot next door on Andrews Road, called a Supplementary Planning Document. The new Supplementary Planning Document will guide future planning applications on the site and inform what... More
    Closed 30 April 2024

  • Frampton Park

    Consultation for this project has been completed. this page is informational only. What we’re doing Since 2011, Hackney has led the way in building new council homes. Our innovative, in-house building programme is now followed by other councils across London and the UK. So far this has delivered more than 1,000 new homes, prioritising council homes for social rent. At Frampton Park we’re making the most of land at four locations to build more than 100 much-needed new... More
    Closed 30 April 2024

  • Kings Hall Leisure Centre

    What we’re doing In October 2022, we appointed a design team, led by FaulknerBrowns Architects, to develop the initial proposal to refurbish the Kings Hall Leisure Centre. In September 2024, the Council’s Cabinet approved the plans to proceed to the next stage. We have since submitted applications for Full Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent and they are pending validation. Once these are validated, they will be available on the Council’s planning portal. If we... More
    Opened 28 March 2024

  • Reimagining Hackney Museum

    The consultation has now closed. This page remains as information only. What we’re doing We’re developing ambitious plans to transform Hackney Museum so residents can engage with the museum’s collections and local histories in new and interesting ways. Our plans include: a new permanent exhibition sharing stories of migration and settlement from prehistory to modern day a redeveloped community room an improved shop enhanced digital activities... More
    Closed 29 February 2024

  • Repurposing Council-owned land

    Consultation is expected to begin in early 2024 What we’re doing As well as the many projects happening now, we’re also exploring opportunities for longer-term changes on Council-owned land in Hackney Central. The Council owns three sites in Hackney Central that have been allocated as suitable sites for potential new development in Hackney’s Local Plan, including: The car park at the northern entrance to Hackney Central station on Amhurst Road The southern... More
    Closed 29 February 2024

  • Marvin Street, Sylvester Road and Penpoll Road New pocket park and transport facilities

    We are seeking your views on proposals to transform Marvin Street into a more pleasant pedestrian environment, with new landscaping that incorporates planting, trees and refurbished footways. Additionally, these proposals look to introduce fresh transportation infrastructure on neighbouring Sylvester Road and Penpoll Road, designed to facilitate sustainable urban transit. The proposals form part of our plans to create a greener, healthier Hackney, improve road safety and support... More
    Closed 20 December 2023

  • Morning Lane Tesco store

    Engagement activities are expected to begin later in 2024. This page is for information only. What we’re doing In 2017, Hackney Council purchased the land at 55 Morning Lane, home to the Tesco supermarket, to ensure greater control over its future redevelopment after Tesco announced plans to sell. Our aim is to deliver new homes, new jobs, and an improved Tesco store, all shaped by the needs and aspirations of the local community. We are preparing a site brief that will... More
    Created 8 September 2023

  • Hackney Central Library

    What we’re doing Hackney Central Library is the borough’s busiest library – and it will soon have better facilities and be more accessible to more people. Proposals we’re looking at include: flexible and inclusive equipment to make it more accessible to more people children and young people’s zones collaborative learning spaces bookable meeting spaces new study spaces exhibition spaces Why we’re doing it The library... More
    Created 8 September 2023
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