Blackwell Close Housing Development Proposal- Stage 2

Overview

Hackney Council is excited to announce a new housing programme aimed at building around 400 new homes across 14 locations, including Blackwell Close. Seventy-five percent of these new homes will be council homes for social rent, prioritised for local residents with established housing needs. At Blackwell Close, we expect to build around 18 new homes, and 100% of these homes will be for social rent. 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 high-quality, genuinely affordable homes to those in need.

Project Overview

Blackwell Close garages site has been identified as a potential location for new homes without the demolition of existing ones, alongside wider improvements to the estate and neighbourhood.  

In the summer of 2022, we discussed proposals with local residents to replace the garages on Blackwell Close with new homes. Since then, the Council’s Cabinet has approved the plan to work with a design team and residents to develop detailed plans for the new homes. In June 2024, the Council and architect team met with residents on site to hear your thoughts about what you’d like to see on the site, and your priorities for improvements to the local area.

We have appointed the following design team and specialist consultants: 

Architects: Al-Jawad Pike & Apparata

Landscape: Periscope

Cost Consultant: Bristow

Planning Consultant: HTA Planning

Multi Disciplinary Engineering Consultant: XCO2

Most of our design team members have lived or worked in Hackney for many years. They bring diverse backgrounds and cultures and are excited to collaborate with the community on these much-needed new homes and improvements.

Your Feedback

Hackney Council’s Housing Regeneration & Delivery team wants to hear your views on the early ideas for Blackwell Close garages that will inform the next stage of design development. 

This survey accompanies a public drop-in exhibition on Thursday 7 November 2024 from 1:30pm - 4:00pm outside the Blackwell Close garages site, and an online consultation that will be open from 7 November until 28 November 2024. 

Please take a look at the exhibition boards below and complete the following survey questions and share any additional ideas and opinions in the free text boxes provided.