Hackney Council have promised to co-design 55 Morning Lane? But will they share power with residents?

On 24th February we held a public meeting about the Tesco site in Hackney Central, at 55 Morning Lane. Hackney Council have promised to work with the community to create plans for the site. At the meeting Nicola Hudson who is the Council officer in charge said she did not have any experience of co-design and was there to listen. Our key question is:

Are Hackney Council ACTUALLY intending to do real co-design? Or do they intend to do low-level consultation?

The top-level tests of that are:

Is there mutual learning?
Is there making?
Is there (at least some) co-deciding?
Is lived and living experience recognised and valued?

Then, we have these questions about the structure of the planned co-design process:

WHO is running it? And what co-design experience do they have?
WHAT is their process? HOW long is the process? HOW does it fit into the broader development timelines? HOW will the process be managed, iterations evolved, shared and communicated?
WHO is participating from the community? HOW will recruitment and support be managed?
WHEN and WHERE will the workshops be? (They should GO TO the community participants at appropriate times and in appropriate spaces.)
WHAT recompense is being offered for community participant time, effort and expertise?
WHAT resources are being provided and supported by the council (and later by architects and developers) for community participants?
WHAT training is being supported by the council for community participants?