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Improving signage on Hackney’s Council estates
The Council own and manage more than 30,000 homes across hundreds of estates in Hackney, with a huge mix of styles ranging from 1930s mansions blocks to 1960s towers and brand new 21st Century Council homes. While every estate has its own distinct character, they want to ensure the information and signage across all of our homes is inclusive, legible, and up-to-date, helping residents feel proud of where they live. The estates use a wide variety of signage from different eras, much... MoreClosed 17 February 2020 -
Shepherdess Walk Park Play Area
Have your say on the refurbishment of the play area in Shepherdess Walk Park. The play area will be focused on providing fun and challenging play opportunities for younger children. The play area will have more equipment, including swings, slides and climbing structures all set in a playable landscape. Don't worry the sheep are staying! We would like to hear your views on the proposed design of the play area and what other improvements we could make to the park in the future.... MoreClosed 16 February 2020 -
Future City and Hackney Wellbeing Network service resident consultation
The City and Hackney Public Health Team are in the process of designing the future Wellbeing Network, a service that provides public mental health support to City and Hackney residents. We are really interested to hear from a wide range of residents about what you think is important for the new service, whether you have used the service or not. Please could you complete the following short survey, which should take no more than 15 minutes, by 11th February 2020? ... MoreClosed 11 February 2020 -
Internet Connectivity Business Survey
Do you own or work for a Hackney business, and have an interest in how the business accesses and uses the internet? Complete our 5 min survey and help us improve internet connectivity in Hackney! Hackney Council is working to improve internet connectivity in the borough for residents and businesses. At present only around 5% of SME business premises can access full fibre internet connections, and we aim to fix this. Full fibre is fast and reliable. Some of the things it could help... MoreClosed 31 January 2020 -
Social value discussion group registration
Every five years Hackney Council employs a number of building contractors who will be responsible for carrying out some of the biggest repair, maintenance, and improvement and redecoration work to its homes and estates. New contractors must demonstrate how they can provide ‘social value’ in order to work with us - this could include anything from how the contractor will support local employment opportunities to how the contractor will take action to improve the environment. The... MoreClosed 28 January 2020 -
Stoke Newington Low Emissions Neighbourhood Workshop
Thank you for your interest in joining in the Stoke Newington Low Emissions Neighbourhood workshop. We are bringing local people together for an evening of discussion about how Hackney Council can use funding from the Mayor of London's Air Quality Fund to improve Stoke Newington Church Street and the surrounding area. The funding could see: • improvements to the public realm and green spaces to encourage walking and cycling • improved crossings on various... MoreClosed 22 January 2020 -
Hackney Markets, Street Trading and Shop Front Fees and Charges 2020-2021
Why are you being consulted? We are proposing to update street and shop front trading fees and charges, which were last updated in April 2016. This is because since then, the running costs of our markets, which include waste management, infrastructure costs and storage costs, have increased significantly. We are proposing to update charges in April 2020 (subject to this consultation) to ensure they are fair and transparent, and to ensure our markets are self-funding by the 2021/22. ... MoreClosed 31 December 2019 -
Full Fibre Internet for Social Housing Residents
Internet is now the ‘fourth utility’, an everyday necessity alongside water, electricity, and gas. Hackney Council is working to enable the installation of modern full fibre internet connections to all social housing in the borough, so that tenants and leaseholders will have access to some of the fastest and most reliable connections in London at some of the most affordable prices. MoreClosed 22 December 2019 -
Fortnightly waste collections consultation
We are consulting on reducing the frequency of non-recyclable waste collections from every week to every two weeks at street-level properties (generally houses, or houses that have been converted into flats, which have green sack recycling services) in Hackney. This will not affect flats above shops or properties with communal bins, typically including estates and new build blocks. These proposals will not affect recycling or food waste, which will continue to be collected every... MoreClosed 9 December 2019 -
Ravensdale Road Pedestrian Accessibility Improvements
We are seeking your views on proposals for pedestrian accessibility improvements on Ravensdale Road. Following requests from the local community, the Council is proposing to introduce an informal crossing point to improve safety conditions for vulnerable road users and school children in particular. Why are these changes being proposed? The Council is committed to making Hackney’s roads safer for everyone living, working and visiting the borough. The proposed... MoreClosed 8 December 2019 -
New Homes for the De Beauvoir Estate
We’re working alongside the De Beauvoir Estate community to develop plans for much-needed new homes at five underused sites on the estate. These are part of Hackney Council’s not-for-profit housebuilding programme , which is directly delivering around 2,000 high-quality new homes across more than 20 sites between 2018–2022 – more than half for social rent and shared ownership. MoreClosed 5 December 2019 -
Walford Road area Road Safety and Traffic Reduction scheme
Proposal to reduce motor traffic and improve road safety in the immediate Walford Road area In December 2017 and January 2018, we consulted on proposals to control traffic and improve the local environment for residents and road users in the immediate Walford Road area. Having considered the responses to the previous consultation exercise, and concerns expressed about their potential impacts on air quality, we are carrying out a new consultation on a proposal to... MoreClosed 22 November 2019 -
Fairholt Road - Boundary Change
Since the publication of the Parking Zone V consultation results in July 2019 (see delegated report https://consultation.hackney.gov.uk/parking-services/zone-v/results/delegatedreport-zonev.pdf ), the Council has received requests and a petition from residents of Fairholt Road for controls to be introduced (see consultation documents). This is due to parking stress caused by an increased number of drivers seeking parking spaces on this street. In response to these requests received and... MoreClosed 14 October 2019 -
Hackney Travel Behaviour Survey 2019 - Public
Hackney Council wants to find out about how you get to work as part of our annual Borough-wide transport survey to encourage greener travel and to hear any suggestions that you may have about improving your journey on public transport. Take the survey for your chance to win £100 cash prize! Employers can also apply for grants of up to £2,000 towards sustainable transport promotion or facilities. In order to apply businesses will need at least 30 per cent of their employees to respond.... MoreClosed 30 September 2019 -
Central London Cycle Grid Queensbridge Road Section I between Hackney Road and Whiston Road
Help us improve cycling on Queensbridge Road between Hackney Road and Whiston Road We are seeking your views on proposals that will create a protected cycling route along Queensbridge Road to form part of a network of safe cycling routes between the Quietway link at Whiston Road and Quietway 13 at Columbia Road. Hackney Council is working in partnership with Tower Hamlets and Transport for London (TfL) to make cycle accessibility improvements on Queensbridge Road... MoreClosed 30 September 2019 -
Frampton Park Estate Consultation September 2019
As you may be aware, East architects are working with Hackney Council to design two new council housing projects on the Frampton Park Estate to provide much needed new homes. We are proposing to build around 50 homes on the site of the current Frampton Park Community Hall and the adjacent depot, as well as around 15 homes to replace the garages at Tradescant House. These are part of more than 2,000 much-needed new council homes that Hackney Council is proposing to build across over 20... MoreClosed 30 September 2019 -
Hackney Central Conversation: Arts & Cultural Sector Workshop
Hackney Council's Cultural Development, Consultation and Regeneration teams are holding a consultation event specifically for the arts and cultural sector to provide feedback on the draft strategy for Hackney Central. This will be an opportunity for local organisations working in the Hackney Central area to comment on how local cultural provision should align with the strategy's objectives and its development and growth in the area. ... MoreClosed 28 September 2019 -
Come Correct
Hackney Council and Come Correct; a free condom provision service, want to understand the views and experiences of young people aged between 16-24 concerning the current Come Correct Scheme in Hackney and City of London. This is so that we can improve the current service that we offer to young people and encourage more to sign up to Come Correct. All answers are anonymous, unless you include your contact details for a response to a query you have included. All data will be held in the... MoreClosed 21 September 2019 -
Bowel Cancer Focus Group Registration
The Council are planning a campaign to improve awareness of the early signs of cancer among people from Black and minority ethnic groups*. It also aims to encourage people to seek help much earlier from their GP and health services to improve earlier diagnosis of cancer among this group in Hackney. They plan to run two focus groups, depending on the number interested, and they will be held at a central Hackney location. You will be given a £20 Love2Shop voucher for taking part. ... MoreClosed 20 September 2019 -
Lancell Street, Dumont and Dynevor Roads – William Patten Primary School - School Streets proposal
Hackney Council is gathering views on a proposed School Street scheme to improve local air quality and make it safer and easier for children to walk and cycle to school. Lancell Street, Dumont and Dynevor Roads would temporarily become a pedestrian and cycle only zone at school opening times and closing times whilst maintaining access for residents, businesses, pedestrians and cyclists. The purpose is to tackle congestion at the school gates and improve the environment for sustainable... MoreClosed 26 August 2019 -
Draft Inclusive Economy Strategy
The Draft Inclusive Economy Strategy sets out our vision for a more inclusive local economy, and sets out the approach the Council is taking to promote this over the next five years. There is growing recognition, nationally and globally that existing models of economic development which focus solely on economic growth and expect the benefits to trickle down to the wider community have not worked. They have allowed inequality to increase.This draft strategy responds to community concerns... MoreClosed 18 August 2019 -
Digital Connectivity Group Discussions
Digital connectivity for Hackney - Share you views and experience and get a £20 voucher! Hackney Council is working to improve digital connectivity in the borough and we would like to hear from you. We are running a series of group discussions and are looking for a diverse range of Hackney residents to take part. The focus of discussions will be on our vision for digital connectivity in Hackney. We want to make sure that people in Hackney have access to fast broadband internet... MoreClosed 7 August 2019 -
Barn Street - St Mary’s Church of England Primary School - School Streets proposal
What is this consultation about? Hackney Council is gathering views on a proposed School Street scheme to improve local air quality and make it safer and easier for children to walk and cycle to school. Barn Street from the junction with Stoke Newington Church Street would temporarily become a pedestrian and cycle only zone at school opening times and closing times whilst maintaining access for residents, businesses, pedestrians and cyclists. The purpose is to tackle congestion... MoreClosed 28 July 2019 -
Moving around Hackney Central
Thank you for signing up to the workshop on Moving around Hackney Central on Tuesday 30 July (6.30-8.30) which is a part of the Hackney Central Conversation. Please provide your contact details in the survey form below. Once you have registered your intetest we will contact you closer to the event with further details about venues etc. MoreClosed 26 July 2019 -
Nightingale Estate ASB Survey
From Autumn 2018 Hackney Council’s Housing Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) Service led a team of Council and non-Council services to deliver a series of services through the community hub on the estate. Residents were able to access services such as Access to Sport, Contextual Safeguarding Team, Housing Management, Housing Repairs, and Immediate Theatre among others. At the start of the project, the Housing ASB Service conducted a survey to better understand residents’ views on ASB, how... MoreClosed 12 July 2019 -
Stage Four consultation - Review of parking controls in Zone J Area (Queensbridge)
As part of our Parking Enforcement Plan (PEP) we have made a commitment to review existing Parking Zones (PZ) to ensure that the controls in the area continue to meet the needs of residents and businesses. Parking Services are aware that there have been changes to a number of roads within zone J and nearby parking zones since the last consultation in the area in 2009. The review process is a great opportunity for us to hear about your parking experience... MoreClosed 12 July 2019 -
King's Crescent Residents Steering Group Expression of Interest
We have reached a major milestone in the next phase of the King’s Crescent’s regeneration as we are due to submit the planning application for the south side of the estate in the coming weeks. We are taking this opportunity to relaunch the Residents Steering Group and would like to see a broad representation of the community within the newly formed group, ideally from every block, and would welcome new members. The purpose of this group is to work positively with the Council to... MoreClosed 28 June 2019 -
Olinda Road - Traffic Management Scheme - Point no-entry (six month trial)
This consultation is about gathering views from the public on proposals to alleviate traffic issues along Olinda Road and Craven Park Road. Why are these changes being proposed? The Council is committed to making our roads safer for everyone living, working and visiting the borough. These changes aim to create an environment that will encourage more walking and cycling, improve air quality and reduce emissions within the local area. Our Transport Strategy... MoreClosed 26 May 2019 -
Improvements To Your Waste and Recycling Facilities
Waste and recycling in Hackney Most waste can be recycled and the Council is aiming to recycle 50% of all waste by 2020. The recycling rate on our estates is currently between 8% to 10%, so we are working hard to make recycling easier for residents. For example, we are aware that recycling bins are often further away form blocks than the waste bins, which can be an inconvenience for residents. In addition, the cost of unblocking chutes is around £75,000 a year across all... MoreClosed 26 May 2019 -
Improving Fairchild's Garden
Fairchild’s Garden is a small park on Hackney Road, and is the last resting place of Thomas Fairchild, a notable local horticulturist. The space was known as Hackney Road Recreation Ground until 2017, when it was renamed to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Thomas Fairchild's birth. Hackney Council has identified funding to transform the garden into a welcoming urban green space and would like your thoughts on the plans. Fairchild's Garden - Current ... MoreClosed 24 May 2019
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