Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033
HC6 Florfield Road Cluster
Allocation: Commercial/residential mixed use
Development Principles:
There is potential for a comprehensive redevelopment of this site to make more efficient use of the site and provide a high quality mixed-use development including commercial (workspace) and residential use, including maximising the provision of genuinely affordable homes, and a potential taller building element. The Hackney Housing depot and Council services will be relocated elsewhere (including to 51-61 Mare Street).
Development within the Priority Office Area should be employment-led.
Development proposals should:
- Provide high quality mixed-use development providing commercial (workspace) and residential floorspace including maximising the delivery of genuinely affordable homes.
- Create a consistent building alignment and parapet height along Reading Lane. Indicative appropriate building heights are 2- 6 storeys alongside taller elements to act as a landmark to and from the civic and cultural hub set back from Reading Lane to minimise overshadowing of existing buildings). Taller building elements must comply with the taller buildings policies in the London Plan and Hackney’s Local Plan with particular regard to the impact on heritage assets.
- Create an active, commercial frontage on to Reading Lane and Florfield Road.
- Create an active frontage and pedestrian route along eastern side of the railway with new uses (workspace) in the railway arches.
- Close Florfield Road to allow comprehensive development of the site and to create a courtyard with pedestrian routes. Direct vehicular access along the west side of the refurbished railway arches to maintain servicing to Arthaus development located to the south on Richmond Road (Option 2).
Option 1 – Mixed Use Development
A mixed use, commercial (workspace/retail) and residential development, including maximising the provision of genuinely affordable homes, which maintains existing vehicular access to adjacent sites, including a potential taller building element.
Option 2 – Closure of Florfield Road for Mixed Use Development
A mixed use, commercial (workspace / retail) and residential development, including maximising the provision of genuinely affordable homes, which involves the closure of Florfield Road, including a potential taller building element.
Indicative Capacity: 120 Residential Units and 6,900sqm of commercial floorspace
For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033