Our response to Hackney Local Plan Consultation – Autumn 2026

Hackney Council is asking residents what we want to see in the Local Plan which will set out how land is used in our borough including policies on housing, shopping, workspace, transport, design, town centres, and public spaces. The Plan and surveys to respond to it are on the Council website. The deadline to respondContinue reading “Our response to Hackney Local Plan Consultation – Autumn 2026”

Hackney Council’s report shows their consultation on 55 Morning Lane was a missed opportunity

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”

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”

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”