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 could mean for you.
What is the Council Tax Reduction Scheme?
The CTRS helps residents on a low income to pay their Council Tax. Under the current scheme, a Hackney resident liable for...More
Consultation is expected to begin in early 2024
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...More
Consultation was completed in Spring 2023.
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 the leisure facilities throughout...More
Consultation for this project has been completed
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 redevelopment of the estate to...More
What we’re doing: a strategy for sexual and reproductive health
Sexual health and wellbeing are a normal part of our everyday health and wellbeing. This is the same for reproductive health, such as the choices we make about contraception and pregnancy. They are human rights.
In Hackney and the City of London, we want to support people with having a happy and healthy sexual life. We also want to support people with planning or preventing pregnancies. We do this by providing...More
Hackney Council is committed to ensuring the safety of everyone living in its homes. As part of this we also have a legal obligation to develop a plan for people living in our blocks of seven storeys or more to ensure they know what to do in the event of a fire or any other potential safety issue.
Under the new Building Safety Act 2022 we have to ensure you are informed about any potential safety risks in your building, and are provided with the resources you need to play an active role...More
We are seeking your views on proposals to improve Wayland Avenue, Sandringham Road and Sigdon Road to achieve a safer, more pleasant environment along these streets with new landscaping that incorporates new rain gardens (a type of Sustainable Drainage System or SuDS) with new trees, low level planting and refurbished footways and road carriageway. The proposals form part of our plans to create a greener, healthier Hackney, improve road safety and support people to walk, shop and...More
Help us improve Pembury Road and Cricketfield Road
We are proposing to introduce new road safety and public realm improvements along Pembury Road and Cricketfield Road (A104) from Pembury Circus to Downs Road. These include: traffic calming measures to reduce vehicle speeds, new cycle lanes on Pembury Road, raising existing zebra crossings and implementing rain gardens. We are now seeking your views on these proposals. The proposals form part of our plans to create a...More
Parking Zone (PZ) F was last reviewed in 2010. Since then there have been various developments and parking changes both within the parking zone and in the zones surrounding it. In line with our Parking and Enforcement Plan, the Council has a duty to review parking zones as and when they are needed.
The review process is a great opportunity for us to hear about your parking experience within your PZ and to find out whether it is currently meeting your parking needs.
Every resident...More
Thank you for your interest in becoming an air quality champion!
Hackney alongside Tower Hamlets and Newham Councils and the City of London Corporation are currently mid-way through a joint project, funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
For this part of the project, we are looking to recruit air quality champions. Champions will help to share information on air quality with others. For example with other residents or local community or faith...More
Hackney Council will be enhancing breastfeeding support and developing a community-based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service.
The below survey has 15 questions and takes up to 10 minutes to complete; please can you complete by the 21st August 2023.
We would like to hear from parents of children aged 0-2 years about their experiences of breastfeeding and infant feeding support to inform the design of this service and to ensure it meets your needs.
We are looking to hear from...More
Burma Court Estate, Arakan House and Clissold Small Blocks has had a Tenant and Residents Association (TRA) for many years but for various reasons it has not been formerly active. A TRA is a group of residents who meet regularly to discuss ways to improve the Estate and the area they live in. This includes liaising with the Housing Officer, organising events for residents, and bringing funding and community projects to the Estate which improve everyone's lives. It is a great way of meeting...More
Hackney Council’s planning team are creating new planning guidance for the land at Ash Grove bus garage and the transport depot on Andrews Road, called a Supplementary Planning Document.
This area has been identified as a potential site for new development in Hackney’s Local Plan – a document guiding new development in the borough – which could create a greener, electric bus depot alongside new homes, commercial spaces and community facilities.
The new Supplementary Planning...More
Street markets hold a very special place in Hackney and are part of a long tradition of thriving markets in the borough stretching back hundreds of years. Hackney’s markets remain a place where people shop and interact with one another, and therefore serve very important social and economic functions.
Hackney Council is currently updating its Markets Strategy for the period 2023-28. This provides an overview of our plans for the development and improvement of our markets over...More
A greener, healthier Chatsworth Road
Earlier this year, the Council’s Cabinet approved plans to reduce traffic and cut pollution in five more areas of the borough. This will help reduce our impact on climate change and support more people to walk, shop and cycle locally.
The Chatsworth Road area is one of the areas we have included in these plans. To inform these, we would like to hear from you about how you travel around the local area. We’re also speaking directly to local...More
Hackney Council is consulting on proposals to close or amalgamate (merge) six primary schools.
The proposals have been developed due to the significant fall in pupil numbers in primary schools in Hackney. This downward trend is also happening across London.
The six schools identified for amalgamation or closure have all experienced falling rolls and as a result have received less government funding for them to operate effectively. Over time, falling rolls creates increasing...More
Have you come to Adult Social Services for help for yourself or someone you care for? Can you spare 1 ½ hours? Help us at Hackney Council to measure how we do. We want to understand what a good service means for you so we can check what we are doing well and what we can do better.
How can I help?
Come to one of our groups with other service users or carers. Tell us what a good service looks like for you.
When and where are the groups?
At 11 am on 18th July at...More
We would like your feedback on the Council’s model for Children & Family Hubs. We are consulting on how we develop some of our existing children’s centres into four Children & Family Hubs, offering support for families with children up to 19 years old (up to 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities – SEND).
Read the proposals for Children and Family Hubs and tell us your views on the proposals for Children and Family hubs by 13 July 2023.
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We’re consulting on our new Statement of Licensing Policy, which outlines what will be considered when businesses apply for permission to sell alcohol, carry out regulated entertainment such as live music, film or dancing or sell hot drinks and hot food between 11pm and 5am.
We are required by law to review our licensing policy at least every five years. The Policy only applies to new licensing applications, not existing licences.
We are also required to promote the four...More
Is there a local issue or area of concern that you would like Hackney Council to look at? Let us know, and teams of special, independent councillors may be able to investigate it.
These investigations, part of a series that take place every year, are themed and look at how the Council and its partner organisations might improve their services.
The themes are:
Health. Covering adult health services (NHS community and hospital care including mental health) and social...More
We are seeking your views on our proposals to transform Luke Street into a greener, more pleasant and safer street for all users and visually connect this public space with the recent upgrade of other public realm improvement areas in Shoreditch.
Why are these changes being proposed?
These proposals form part of the long term vision for streets in Hoxton East and Shoreditch and Hoxton West wards which reflect our aspirations for this thriving and dynamic area...More
The Mapledene Estate Tenants and Residents Association (TRA) would like to develop a resident led community garden at Mapledene Estate. The space proposed for the project is in the grassy area to the east end of the estate adjacent with Gayhurst Road. See it marked in yellow on the image below.
The proposal includes building 10-12 raised beds for growing food and flowers, and will welcome anyone living at Mapledene Estate to get involved. There will be tall planters for...More
Hackney has seen rapid social and economic change over the last 15 years. This has brought many new economic opportunities for local residents, but some feel that they’re not benefiting equally from these opportunities and feel excluded from the prosperity that they see around them.
Hackney is committed to creating real opportunities for residents to access work experience, training and jobs both at the Council and in our growing local economy.
We would like to ask you some...More
As an inner London borough, we think it’s important to give residents as much access to green and blue space and opportunities for physical activity as possible. We are committed to working with communities to create more welcoming spaces and to be more environmentally sustainable.
The West Reservoir Centre is located on 23 acres of water in a 30 acre site and, along with the West Reservoir itself, is one of the most significant leisure and natural resources in London. It provides...More
The Council has a robust, systematic framework for implementing parking controls in the borough. In line with the Parking and Enforcement Plan 2022-27 the Council is committed to adopting this framework when identifying the need for parking controls on uncontrolled estates.
Rowley Gardens is situated within parking zone G and despite there being parking controls within the wider zone G road network, the estate itself is not subject to any formal parking controls. Due to frequent parking...More
The Council has a robust, systematic framework for implementing parking controls in the borough. In line with the Parking and Enforcement Plan 2022-27 the Council is committed to adopting this framework when identifying the need for parking controls on uncontrolled estates.
Chatsworth Estate is situated within parking zone N and despite there being parking controls within the wider zone N road network, the estate itself is not subject to any formal parking controls. Due to frequent...More
The Council has a robust, systematic framework for implementing parking controls in the borough. In line with the Parking and Enforcement Plan 2022-27 the Council is committed to adopting this framework when identifying the need for parking controls on uncontrolled estates.
Yorkshire Grove Estate is situated within parking zone E and despite there being parking controls within the wider zone E road network, the estate itself is not subject to any formal parking controls. Due to frequent...More
St Thomas’ Long Burial Ground is a small green space on Well Street between Frampton Park Estate and St Thomas’ Place in Homerton. Currently there is no entrance gate from Well Street into the green space, and the only entrances are halfway down the narrow alleyway in St Thomas’ Place and one at the back of the park leading onto St Thomas’s Square.
Through our Parks & Green Spaces Strategy, Hackney is committed to creating welcoming spaces. This includes opening up our...More
Joseph Court Tenants and Residents Association (TRA) has been active for nearly 45 years. Their main work is to ensure the estate is well maintained and a safe pleasant place to live for the benefit of all residents and they need more residents to get involved and make a difference.
Hackney Council's Resident Participation and Inclusion Team would like to encourage all residents to complete this survey and let us know your views. Please can you complete this by 14th April 2023.
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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
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