Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033

LP26 Employment Land and Floorspace

A: The Council will plan to deliver a minimum of 118,000sqm of new office floorspace by 2033. New employment floorspace (B class) in the Borough will be permitted in Locally Significant Industrial Sites (LSISs), Priority Office Areas (POAs), Priority Industrial Areas (PIAs),Central Activities Zone (CAZ), and designated town centres.

B:New development in the designated employment areas should maximise employment floorspace in line with Policy LP27 Protecting and Promoting Office floorspace in the Borough and Policy LP28 Protecting and Promoting Industrial land and floorspace in the Borough and should incorporate other priority uses such as conventional affordable housing and have active frontages at ground floor level, where appropriate.

C: New employment space outside of the locations outlined in A will be permitted where:

  1. it can be demonstrated that there is a reasonable prospect of it being occupied; and
  2. the employment use is small-scale and would contribute towards place-making; or
  3. the employment space is being provided as part of a temporary use; and
  4. does not have an unacceptable impact on residential amenity.

D: Within POAs, office-led (B1a Use Class) development will be supported. These areas comprise of:

  • Dalston
  • Mare Street
  • Kingsland
  • Shoreditch
  • Wenlock

E: Within PIAs, industrial uses will be supported. These areas comprise of:

  • Anton Street
  • Belfast Road
  • De Beauvoir
  • Hackney Downs
  • Homerton
  • Red Square
  • Shacklewell
  • Theydon Road
  • Prout Road
  • Tilia Road

F: Within the following LSISs, industrial development will be permitted. Other uses, other than ancillary development, will be resisted.

  • Millfields
  • Helmsley Place
  • Frederick Terrace

G: Where appropriate, new employment floorspace (all B use classes) should be fitted out to a standard that enables the immediate occupation by businesses, including basic mechanical and electrical services, fire detection and protection services and internal surface finishes.

For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033