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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”

Why we’re resigning from the Hackney Central Community Panel

An open letter to the Mayor of Hackney from Morning Lane People’s Space We’re MOPS (Morning Lane People’s Space), local residents who for five years have been working to get a voice for residents in our Council’s plans to build on the Tesco site at 55 Morning Lane in the heart of Hackney Central. WeContinue reading “Why we’re resigning from the Hackney Central Community Panel”

Hackney Council break their promise to work with residents to co-design the Tesco site in Hackney Central

As Morning Lane People’s Space, we are campaigning for a community voice in the Council’s plans to build on 55 Morning Lane in Hackney Central – currently the site of a big Tesco store and car park. For years our message to Hackney Council has been that working with residents needs 3 things from them:Continue reading “Hackney Council break their promise to work with residents to co-design the Tesco site in Hackney Central”

Hackney Council are excluding residents from a key decision for the future of the Tesco site in Hackney Central (55 Morning Lane)

After years of campaigning, Hackney Council have finally shared a timetable with us in MOPS (Morning Lane People’s Space) for the future of the Tesco site at 55 Morning Lane. Although Council officers talk about the importance of involving residents, what they’re suggesting is more PR than community engagement. Although they talk about co-design, theyContinue reading “Hackney Council are excluding residents from a key decision for the future of the Tesco site in Hackney Central (55 Morning Lane)”

Our Manifesto

Morning Lane People’s Space is a campaign for our local Hackney community voice to be heard in the development of the 55 Morning Lane Tesco site in Hackney Central. We launched in February 2020.  We are calling for our Council to put people before profit, to design and develop the site to meet the needsContinue reading “Our Manifesto”