Selman and Wellday Development Proposal- Stage 2

Overview

Hackney Council is continuing its housing programme to deliver around 400 new homes across 14 locations, including the Selman & Wellday site. One hundred percent of these new homes will be council homes for social rent, prioritised for local residents with established housing needs. At Selman & Wellday, we expect to build around 22 new homes, including some wheelchair accessible homes. 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 remains to address the housing shortage and provide high-quality, genuinely affordable homes to those in need.

Project Overview

Selman & Wellday car park and garage site has been identified as a potential location for new homes with no need to demolish existing ones. The project also includes wider improvements to the estate and neighbourhood.  

In the summer of 2022, we discussed proposals with local residents to replace the car park and garages at Selman and Wellday 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 November 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 

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

We want to hear your views on the early ideas for Selman & Wellday to help shape the next stage of the design process.

This survey accompanies a public drop-in event on Saturday 8th March 2025 from 10:00am - 1:00pm outside Wellday House, and an online consultation that will be open from 8th March until 30th March 2025. 

Please complete the following survey questions and share any additional ideas and opinions in the free text boxes provided.