Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033

LP34 Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill and Finsbury Park

New retail, commercial, leisure and cultural development of an appropriate scale will be permitted within the district town centres of Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill and Finsbury Park.

A1 retail should be the predominant use within district centres, constituting at least 55% of all units within the district centre as a whole. Development involving the loss of A1 uses will only be permitted where the proposal does not result in the overall proportion of A1 falling below 55% and does not result in the equivalent of a group of two or more adjoining standard size shop units within an individual parade being in non-retail (A1) uses.

A change of use may be permitted if the proportion of A1 falls below 55% if it can be demonstrated through at least one year’s marketing evidence in accordance with Appendix 1 that there is no realistic prospect of the unit being used for A1 retail.

All proposals must incorporate a shop front, have an active frontage, contribute to the vitality and viability of the town centre or parade, and be for another A-class, commercial/office or community use.

Any redevelopment of larger units over 1,000sqm must re-provide at least the existing quantum of retail/leisure/commercial floorspace.

For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033