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Posts Tagged ‘planning’

‘Uncertain’ future for 180 Stamford Hill pupils as Charedi primary school faces closure

By Niall Holden | Thursday 4 June 2026 at 16:42

So far, no alternative premises have been secured for the pupils

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Moth Club gets reprieve as council blocks planning bid – but venue ‘not out of the woods’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 1 April 2026 at 09:16
The exterior of Moth Club in Hackney.

Venue celebrates a ‘huge win’ following a 30,000-strong petition to block a controversial flat development on Morning Lane

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Hackney residents slam landlord’s plan for two large HMOs

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 10:49

Council rejects seven- and nine-bedroom shared homes following complaints from neighbours and politicians

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Community group condemns plans to demolish Rowley Gardens Estate for a ‘monolith as penetrable as Uluru’

By Catriona Harrison | Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 14:42

Friends of Rowley Gardens calls for the block to be renovated rather than bulldozed as part of the Woodberry Down regeneration

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Final Woodberry Down plans win approval despite fears over ‘staggering’ loss of wildlife

By Claudia Lee | Friday 26 September 2025 at 15:33

Campaigners have raised concerns over biodiversity and cuts to social housing

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Former councillor defends Morning Lane role following ‘insider’ claims

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 17:45

Vincent Stops responds to a report by campaigners that called his involvement an ‘egregious lack of transparency’

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Iconic Hackney estate made famous by rent campaign set for sweeping regeneration

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:09

New Era residents took on their former landlord and won – now their homes are due for large-scale refurbishment

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Morning Lane campaigners accuse council of consultation ‘con job’ in scathing report

By Max Eckersley | Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 09:34

Morning Lane People’s Space urges Town Hall to ‘do better’, with ‘future of the town centre at stake’

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London’s overheating crisis: Calls for Sadiq Khan to rethink new-build air conditioning

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 1 September 2025 at 17:23
Sadiq Khan

City Hall has told developers to prioritise ‘passive ventilation’ and avoid air conditioning unless ‘unavoidable’

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For years we’ve fought’: Hackney studio branded ‘Abbey Road of photography’ beats third demolition bid

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 14 August 2025 at 16:36
Holborn Studios

Holborn Studios is not to be demolished, after the High Court overruled the Planning Inspectorate

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Campaigners to oppose latest effort to turn historic Victoria Park pub into ‘luxury home’

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 29 July 2025 at 13:26

Campaign for Real Ale to fight plans for 400-year-old Albion pub – just twelve months after previous proposals were rejected

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West Reservoir swimmers fight to save communal changing rooms as council revamp gets underway

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 10:27

Petition launched by campaigners who worry community ethos will be lost

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Plans approved for new six-storey block which will ‘entirely disrupt the character of the neighbourhood’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 July 2025 at 20:43
Benabo Court, Ferncliff Road

Local residents raised concerns about loss of sunlight and the impact on a nearby family contact centre

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Stamford Hill Sainsbury’s to be replaced with supermarket, mayor confirms

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 24 June 2025 at 11:09

Town Hall reveals no planning applications made yet after residents’ enquiry

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Plans for Kingsland tower blocks ignite affordable housing concerns

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 11 June 2025 at 12:13

Criterion Capital lodges application to demolish Matalan store and build 254 flats at rear of Dalston bazaar

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New Era residents to be rehoused this summer as landlord picks developer

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 9 June 2025 at 19:01

Hill Group to rebuild 1930s redbrick estate over a decade after public campaign against rent hikes

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Fears over ‘private sector carve-up’ as council agrees to sell off ‘creative quarter’ sites

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 18:09

Town Hall tries to assure Dalston Curve Garden and others that decision to sell Ashwin Street buildings would not affect arts and culture

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Hackney Wick co-living plans ‘send signal’ to all developers, says community group

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 27 February 2025 at 13:16

Hackney’s first co-living scheme gets green light – thanks to novel partnership between community and developer

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Community groups bid to reopen Hackney primary school as ‘creative hub’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 13 February 2025 at 19:43

Local charities and artists are driving campaign to save ‘rich heritage’ of unused Colvestone building

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Popular rooftop bar and ‘iconic’ heritage site at risk from ‘massive’ tower block plans

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 31 January 2025 at 18:23

Netil 360 owner would take stock of venue’s ‘future and viability’ if contentious proposals go through

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