Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033

LP41 Liveable Neighbourhoods

New development and its associated transport systems should contribute towards transforming Hackney’s places and streets into one of the most attractive and liveable neighbourhoods in London.

All new development must:

  1. Create an environment where people actively choose to walk and cycle as part of everyday life.
  2. Reduce the dominance of the car both in terms of traffic and congestion on our roads and managing excessive parking on our streets.
  3. Contribute to the Healthy Streets approach to improve air quality, manage congestion and make Hackney’s diverse communities become greener, healthier and more attractive places in which to live, play and do business.
  4. Contribute to a safe road environment where traffic accident casualties are steadily reduced supporting Vision Zero objectives.
  5. Contribute towards greening our neighbourhoods: creating a cleaner, healthier environment that is able to cope with changes to the climate.
  6. Make improvements to the pedestrian environment including the provision of high quality public realm, safe road crossings, water fountains, seating, wayfinding and increased tree and vegetation coverage. Provide and where appropriate financially contribute towards creating well connected, high quality, convenient and safe cycle routes and infrastructure.
  7. Tackle poor air quality, seeking to reduce NOx emissions to achieve the National Air Quality objective and in particular reduce the exposure of children and vulnerable people to transport-related air pollution.
  8. Provide for and financially contributing towards measures to support Low Emission Neighbourhoods (LENs) including but not limited to the increased use of car sharing, low emission vehicles including taxis, freight consolidation and associated engagement with businesses, residents and other stakeholders to support these aims.
  9. Improve permeability and the reallocation of road space away from car use to promote walking, cycling and use of public transport.

For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033