Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033

LP32 Town Centres

A. The Council will plan to deliver 34,000sqm of new retail and leisure floorspace by 2033. New retail and leisure development should be located within the following designated centres (as shown on the Policies Map), with the most significant growth being focused primarily in Dalston and Hackney Central, followed by Stamford Hill and Shoreditch:

Major Centres

  • Dalston
  • Hackney Central

District Centres

  • Stoke Newington
  • Stamford Hill
  • Finsbury Park

Local Centres

  • Broadway Market
  • Chatsworth Road
  • Dunsmure Road
  • Green Lanes
  • Hackney Downs
  • Hoxton Street
  • Kingsland Waste
  • Lauriston Road
  • Lower Clapton Road
  • Manor House
  • Oldhill Street
  • Stoke Newington Church Street
  • Stoke Newington Road
  • Upper Clapton Road
  • Well Street
  • Wick Road

The Central Activities Zone (CAZ)

  • Shoreditch

B. Development of retail (all A classes) and/or leisure uses over 200sqm outside of the town centres listed in part (A) of this policy (excluding the CAZ) will not be permitted unless it can be demonstrated that there is no suitable premises available in the designated centres and that there would be no harm to the vitality and viability of these centres.

For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033