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Plans submitted for 23-storey ‘co-living’ high rise in Homerton

A ‘co-living’ high-rise block could be coming to Hackney under plans to knock down and redevelop abandoned garages in Homerton

Author: Hackney Citizen

Plans submitted for 23-storey ‘co-living’ high rise in Homerton

Council rejects self-storage plans for crumbling Anvil House

Officers criticised an 'excessively prominent' top storey, poor-quality cladding and unfinished bat surveys

Author: Hackney Citizen

Council rejects self-storage plans for crumbling Anvil House

Victorian tram depot in Clapton set for revival

The 1873 depot, once home to horse-drawn trams, survived a demolition threat in 2011

Author: Hackney Citizen

Victorian tram depot in Clapton set for revival

Hackney forces Sadiq Khan retreat on affordable housing cuts

Zoë Garbett claims victory after London mayor agrees to scrap his 20 per cent affordable housing floor and restore Hackney’s threshold to 35 per cent — though not until 2028

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mayor Garbett with mayors of Lewisham and Tower Hamlets

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

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

Author: Niall Holden

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

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney residents slam landlord’s plan for two large HMOs

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney residents slam landlord’s plan for two large HMOs

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

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

Author: Catriona Harrison

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

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

Campaigners have raised concerns over biodiversity and cuts to social housing

Author: Claudia Lee

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

Former councillor defends Morning Lane role following 'insider' claims

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Former councillor defends Morning Lane role following 'insider' claims

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen