Regeneration

Big changes are coming to Hackney Central, which will mean cleaner air, less traffic, and better facilities for the community.

We’re proposing a range of changes. These changes have been shaped by the views of thousands of local people and informed by a new town centre strategy created alongside the local community.

Now we’ve received a £19 million boost in funding from the UK government, it’s time to start delivering on them.

We’ll be working with the community on projects across Hackney Central, such as:

• a safer Pembury Circus
• a new green link along Amhurst Road
• a transformed Town Hall Square
• new investment in Hackney Central Library and Hackney Museum

We’ll also continue conversations about long-term change, so that you’ll have a say in new developments.

Our commitments are:

• addressing the challenges you’ve identified
• protecting what’s most valuable to you
• ensuring change benefits the local community first

Dalston and Hackney Central are the two largest town centres in the borough. Architects are looking at how to use Council-owned land in these areas to support thriving, greener and more sustainable town centres. Priorities for these areas are:

• affordable homes
• new workspaces
• community spaces

Hackney is facing a housing affordability crisis. To help ease this, our cabinet has ambitious plans to deliver 1000 new Council homes by 2026. This will include council-owned sites in Dalston and Hackney Central town centres.

The nine locations include opportunity sites around Dalston Lane and Ashwin Street in Dalston, and sites across Hackney Central.

We’re working to create new affordable workspace across the borough. This will help support small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs which are key to Hackney’s local economy.

The Hackney Workspace Programme creates affordable workspace in redundant or underused council assets.

We also have an approved workspace provider list. This list is for:

• developers looking to partner with reputable organisations to operate workspace in new developments
• small businesses trying to find premises in the borough

Clapton is a historic community and commercial area within Hackney and consists of Lower Clapton, Clapton Pond and Upper Clapton. At the centre of Clapton, Lea Bridge Roundabout serves as a critical transport juncture into the East area of London.

Through the adopted Local Plan, we are setting out the improvements we plan to make to ensure that we create a better environment around Lea Bridge Roundabout and to Hackney Downs and the Lee Valley Regional Park.

We will also look at issues and opportunities across the wider area so that any benefits from development are shared with local residents and businesses and should be shaped more by the ambitions of local people.

Find out more about regeneration in Clapton.

Dalston is Hackney’s largest town centre. It’s known for its creative industries, cultural organisations, night-time economy and mix of communities.

Over the last 15 years, Dalston has changed. It has become a more popular place to live, work and visit, a hub for creative industries and cultural organisations. It’s also become a destination for entertainment and nightlife.

More change is on the way in Dalston. As the borough’s population continues to grow, landowners put forward proposals on sites they own, and high streets and town centres adapt to ever changing circumstances.

We can’t control all this change, but we will use all the assets, resources and powers we have to help shape it so that local residents, businesses and communities are the first to benefit.

Hackney Central is one of the borough’s main town centres. It’s an important transport hub and a destination for culture and nightlife. It’s also home to some of the borough’s major landmarks.

We’re bringing forward proposing changes to Hackney Central shaped by the views of thousands of local people. The changes will mean:

• cleaner air
• less traffic
• better facilities for the community

Find out more about regeneration in Hackney Central.

Hackney Wick is a vibrant and distinctive part of London with a long and rich history of industry, enterprise, manufacture and trade.

It’s home to a world class creative quarter with long-standing residential neighbourhoods and a high proportion of social housing.

Find out more about regeneration in Hackney Wick.

Hoxton covers the area of Shoreditch and Hoxton East and Hoxton West. The Regents Canal runs around the north side and it’s neighboured by the boroughs of Islington and Tower Hamlets.

Hoxton has a rich historic past. It’s known for its diversity and East End culture, as well as its world-renowned creative industry credentials.

The area has lots of housing, with a high level of Council-owned estates. There is one main shopping street, Hoxton Street, which has a number of small retailers and cafes and is home to one of London’s oldest and largest street markets.

Find out more about regeneration in Hoxton.

Shoreditch has a well-established identity built on its diverse communities, cultural heritage and vibrant economy.

It is globally recognised for creativity as well as innovation, including its:

• iconic street art
• scores of independent shops
• award-winning cafes and restaurants
• boutique hotels
• lively night-time economy

Find out more about regeneration in Shoreditch.