No Hackney High-rise is opposed to Southern Housing’s 10 floor tower proposed at 22-44 London Lane E8 3PR. We support the development of the site to provide high quality housing of 3 to 4 storeys and B1(c) employment use and urge Southern Housing Group to reconsider their scheme for the following reasons:
The proposed development:
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is still too dense, adversely affecting the quality of life for those who live within and surrounding it.
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provides a minimum quantity of social and affordable housing.
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provides unsuitable amenity space for young families.
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replaces invaluable B1(c) workspace with B1 office space – pushing light industrial workshops out of the heart of Hackney.
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provides yet another gated community that makes no connection with neighbouring streets.
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provides insufficient on-site parking for disabled people and no parking for occupants.
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will increase pressures on local services and amenities.
The proposed tower block:
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falls outside Hackney’s designated Tall Building Zone and is contrary to policies set out in the UDP, Core Strategy and Replacement London Plan.
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does not preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Mare Street Conservation area in which it is sited.
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will dominate the adjacent terraced streets and view from the park.
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overshadows and reduces light levels in the remainder of the development and surrounding streets.
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will exacerbate the wind funnel already created by Vanguard House (the new tower block overlooking London Fields).
View our detailed letter to Southern Housing Group here
Image of tower by SHG