Nightingale Estate

In 2017, we received planning permission for new homes on the Nightingale Estate. This included 52 homes for social rent. 

The phasing plan approved in 2017 was for us to build blocks A, B and C first. We then got approval for blocks D and E and improvements to the estate’s wider public realm. 

In 2021, we got approval for a Section 73 planning amendment. This means we can change our previous plans so that we can build Block E first. All the homes in it will be council homes for social rent. 

We have since secured more funding. This means we can increase the number of new homes for social rent to at least 70. 

We will keep reviewing these plans. We hope we will be able to build more homes for social rent in the later stages of the project. 

We will deliver block E first now that the planning amendment is approved.

We received planning permission in 2017 for 400 new homes. These will include:

• at least 70 new social rent homes for local residents in housing need
• up to 54 homes for shared ownership for people living or working in Hackney who can’t afford to buy outright but won’t be prioritised for social housing
• 276 homes sold outright to help pay for the project in the absence of enough government funding

The shared ownership homes will be sold and marketed to local residents by our in-house sales team, Hackney Sales.

The approved master plan includes many improvements to the open spaces on the estate, including Olympus Green.

Olympus Green

We want to make Olympus Green a safer, greener and more attractive space in the centre of the estate. Our plans include:

• more planting at the edges of the green
• more benches, picnic tables and seating areas
• new play equipment including natural play features, logs and stepping stones
• urban gym equipment
• new and improved paths and surfaces
• better lighting throughout the green

We are hoping to finish the work on Olympus Green in winter 2025.

We are also working with the users of the current community hall to create a temporary community centre between Muir Road and Seaton Point. 

As well as new homes, the regeneration will make improvements to public spaces across the estate. This includes adding new features, such as:

• new trees, lighting and facilities
• a new community centre
• a café
• 2 commercial units

Architects: Karakusevic Carson Architects, Henley Halebrown Architects, Stephen Taylor Architects, Townshend Landscape Architects, Levitt Bernstein, Muf

Construction: Mullaley

In 2018, we knocked down buildings that were not being used in Olympus Square.

We will replace these buildings with new homes as part of the regeneration plans.

Since the approval of the plans, the cost of building has risen due to the increasing price of labour and materials, caused by factors such as:

• Brexit
• COVID-19
• rising energy costs

There have also been some important changes introduced to building safety regulations. These include enhanced fire safety requirements. We will work on updating the designs to make sure they meet the new regulations without affecting the design quality.

Our contractor has started ground works and building a new temporary community centre. We have also started work on some parts of Olympus Green.