We welcome the report on the Council’s consultation about their plans for 55 Morning Lane. The reports cover four public meetings, an online survey, and some additional pop ups and workshops that happened between December 2023 and April 2024. This is a more thorough consultation and a more honest report than we’ve come to expectContinue reading “Hackney Council’s report shows their consultation on 55 Morning Lane was a missed opportunity”
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Our first meeting with Hackney’s new council leadership
On Monday 10th August, six MOPS members attended a meeting in Hackney Town Hall with Green Councillor Alastair Binnie Lubbock and Deputy Mayor Dylan Law to talk about their plans for the Tesco site in Hackney Central. Alastair has cabinet responsibility for this and other development sites. It was good to be back in theContinue reading “Our first meeting with Hackney’s new council leadership”
Our communication with the new Hackney councillors
On 7 June, about a month after their election, we emailed Hackney Council’s new Mayor Zoë Garbett, Deputy Mayor Dylan Law and cabinet member with responsibility for 55 Morning Lane Alastair Binnie Lubbock. They responded positively a week later and we’ll be meeting Dylan and Alastair in early August. Below is our correspondence. After offeringContinue reading “Our communication with the new Hackney councillors”
Hackney Council elections
On 7th May, Hackney residents voted for change, electing a Green Mayor and replacing most of the Labour councillors with Greens. This desire for new leadership in Hackney was evident at our last public meeting on Saturday 11th April, which was an opportunity to question candidates in the then upcoming elections. We were joined byContinue reading “Hackney Council elections”
We oppose the threat to Argun Stationers in Hackney Central
We support Argun Printers and Stationers who are threatened with an early termination of their lease if they do not consider moving from their present premises on Mare Street to the derelict ‘fashion hub’. Their landlords are the Arch Company who purchased all the railway arches from Network Rail. The Arch Company has itself beenContinue reading “We oppose the threat to Argun Stationers in Hackney Central”
No Big Tesco and no Social housing, no vote
At our public meeting on Saturday 18th October, there was a mix of frustration, disappointment and anger at Hackney Council’s design ideas for 55 Morning Lane, after they ignored what residents need and demand – a big Tesco and 50% social housing. These demands are consistent with those made in previous surveys, meetings, council consultations,Continue reading “No Big Tesco and no Social housing, no vote”
The council reveals its options for 55 Morning Lane
In a workshop on the 26th April, Hackney Council invited residents to look at three models of options for how they could redevelop the Tesco site at 55 Morning Lane and to comment using sticky notes. There was no introduction nor any summarising session, and the only questions written down asked people about what theyContinue reading “The council reveals its options for 55 Morning Lane”
Our demands for Hackney Council from our public meeting
On 29th March we held a public meeting to talk about the Council’s plans for 55 Morning Lane. Hackney Council are currently consulting residents about this but their three public meetings seem to be less about listening and more about convincing us that there is no choice but to downsize Tesco and fill the siteContinue reading “Our demands for Hackney Council from our public meeting”
Hackney Council’s online survey on 55 Morning Lane
Hackney Council has launched an online survey about their redevelopment of the Tesco site at 55 Morning Lane in Hackney Central. We don’t trust the Council and there are big problems with their survey. But we still think it’s helpful for as many people as possible to fill it in because otherwise the Council willContinue reading “Hackney Council’s online survey on 55 Morning Lane”
Hackney Council’s vision workshop on 55 Morning Lane
On Saturday 7th December amid the xmas parties, Hackney Council held its first workshop on its plans for redeveloping 55 Morning Lane, the Tesco site in Hackney Central. After years of secrecy, in this workshop we learned a little about our Council’s current thinking, including two key things that contradict what they said previously: First,Continue reading “Hackney Council’s vision workshop on 55 Morning Lane”
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