Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033

CLD1 71-73 Lordship Road (St Mary’s Lodge)

Allocation: Community/education and residential use

Development Principles:

The priority is to restore St Mary’s Lodge and bring the building back into viable use. A comprehensive redevelopment scheme for a mixed use community (educational) and residential scheme, including genuinely affordable new homes, is encouraged. Any proposal would be considered in line with the adopted St Mary’s Lodge Supplementary Planning Document.

Any residential development on the site should prioritise family-sized accommodation as there is demand for large family-sized homes in this location. Any residential development should be developed concurrently with the community use.

Proposals on this site will need to adopt a conservation sensitive approach that is driven by the setting issues to St Mary’s Lodge and its context in the conservation area. There are two main scenarios for development on the site:

  • Scenario 1: Development of St Mary’s Lodge, 73 Lordship Road (land parcel A); or
  • Scenario 2: Comprehensive redevelopment of the three plots 69-73 Lordship Road (land parcels A and B).
  • There is also a possible Scenario 2a for the development of the two plots of land at 71 and 73 Lordship Road, i.e. St Mary’s Lodge and the adjacent car park but excluding the synagogue. This option would be very similar in building footprint and height to Scenario 2, but with different boundary conditions/treatments and access arrangements.

High level viability discussions indicate that it should be viable for a developer to include a proportion of affordable housing as part of a comprehensive mixed use redevelopment scheme in accordance with Hackney’s affordable housing policy. Any departure from the uses put forward in the Site Allocations and Planning Brief or a non-compliant affordable housing offer would be subject to a full viability review.

Indicative Capacity: 10 family sized homes and 1,000sqm of community use

For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033