Dear Hackney resident,
We know this is a challenging time for all of us, nationally and locally. At this time Hackney Council is providing a number of services for local residents: some we provided before and some new. We want these to be as useful as possible over the duration of this...More
There have been significant developments since the introduction of our first survey in March and your responses have not only helped Hackney Council identify the gaps in support for many organisations but also enabled us to use this data to lobby the Government for further support on your behalf....More
We’re working alongside the local community to develop plans for Phase 2 of the De Beauvoir Estate project. This could provide more genuinely affordable homes for estate residents in housing need and some of the 13,000 families on Hackney's housing waiting list. The information boards below,...More
We are seeking views on proposals to improve the local road network for buses and make Graham Road safer for all road users.
Why are these changes being proposed?
The Council is committed to making Hackney’s roads safer for everyone living, working and...More
Draft S106 Planning Contributions SPD Consultation
The draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) sets out the Council’s approach to securing planning obligations. Planning obligations are negotiated between the Council and developers and can take the form of:
● requirements for...More
In June 2018, Clapton Park Management Board made the decision to hand the concierge service (run by a company called Horizon) on 53-98 Nye Bevan Estate back to Hackney Council. In August 2019 Horizon ceased trading before any new arrangements could be put in place. There has been no service since...More
Faggamuffin Bloc Party 2019 took place in Bohemia Place, Hackney Central, on Sunday, 8 September, as part of Hackney Carnival. If you attended, please give us your feedback so we can make our 2020 event even better.
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Dear Colleague.
To help us assess and improve the quality of the Council’s internal audit service, please complete this questionnaire. Please assess the quality and value of the recent work undertaken for you by Internal Audit More
We are currently reviewing how we approach children's and young people's Early Help services at Hackney Council and we want residents' and partners' feedback on what would make an effective Early Help offer for people in the borough.
Early Help is a mix of opportunities and support designed...More
Hackney Council has produced Hackney Today, a fortnightly newspaper distributed to all homes and businesses in the borough, for nearly 20 years, providing news and information about Council services, decisions, events and opportunities.
Last year, the High Court ruled that Hackney Today...More
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. Albion Drive would become a timed pedestrian and cycles only zone at school opening times and closing times whilst maintaining...More
Hackney Council has been made aware that some members of the public did not receive the initial consultation letter regarding Gainsborough Bridge. As such, Hackney Council has decided to extend this consultation to the 27th March 2020 . This consultation has been extended to ensure the comments...More
Hackney Council is working to improve safety for all road users along Green Lanes between Newington Green and Woodberry Grove.
Between November 2015 and October 2018 a total of 51 crashes, which resulted in personal injuries, were recorded on Green Lanes between...More
As part of our Parking Enforcement Plan (PEP) we have made a commitment to review Parking Zones (PZ) within a year of implementation to ensure that the parking controls in the area continue to meet the needs of residents and businesses.
During the stage 1 and 2 consultation process...More
Help us to improve the junction of Brooke Road and Evering Road.
Why are these changes being proposed for this junction.
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...More
Hackney Council is redeveloping the Britannia Leisure Centre site to deliver a new secondary school, new homes – including genuinely affordable social rent and shared ownership homes – and a new state-of-the-art leisure centre.
As a part of this project, we have...More
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...More
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...More
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...More
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...More
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’...More
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...More
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...More
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...More
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...More
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...More
Have your say on Hackney’s proposed changes to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme
Hackney Council is consulting residents on proposals to revise the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS). Please read this consultation summary to find out more about the proposed changes, and what this...More
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...More
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.
...More
Housing Services want to encourage Fellows Court residents to cycle as much as possible. We know that some residents don't have room to store a bike in their home, and it's important that internal communal areas are kept clear. Therefore we are considering installing more bike hangers on the...More