Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033

PP3 Hackney Central and Surrounds

Strategic Principles

Where appropriate development should:

  • Strengthen the role of the town centre and the expanding economy with increased development capacity for commercial (retail/ workspace/ leisure/ community) and residential uses across the area.
  • Implement a variety of public realm improvements, including improvements in Hackney Central town centre around Amhurst Road and the Narrow Way which will increase footfall, improve the legibility, permeability and character of the area and create more space for people to dwell and spend time within the town centre.
  • Improve the town square public realm in Hackney Central at the junction between the Narrow Way/ Mare Street/ Amhurst Road utilising the historic Old Town Hall building with the potential for an anchor use to maximise its position in this key location and to enliven and potentially enlarge the town square public realm.
  • Potentially relocate Clapton Bus Garage (without compromising ongoing bus operations) to an alternative location such as Ash Grove and the Lea Bridge roundabout (see Place Policies for Clapton), freeing up a key town centre site for redevelopment and improving permeability throughout and arrival into the town centre.
  • Redevelop 55 Morning Lane (Tesco Site) for the provision of new commercial floorspace and housing.
  • Utilise Bohemia Place as a pedestrian route and open up 2 or 3 of the railway arches in accordance with the Hackney Central and Surrounds Masterplan (2017) to improve movement through the town centre.
  • Improve important transport infrastructure at Hackney Central, Hackney Downs and London Fields Overground stations to ensure stations adequately accommodate increased passenger capacity and through public realm improvements facilitating connectivity and wayfinding.
  • Relocate and rationalise several Hackney Housing depots, freeing up key town centre sites for mixed use redevelopment.

For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033