Planning for Vibrant Town Centres

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Planning for vibrantwhite town centres Town centres are at the heart of sustainable communities11 mm providing clearance access to shops, leisure and cultural facilities for residents and visitors. Successful town centres are placesall wheresides people can live, work and socialise.

What you have already toldCMYK us* • Shopping facilities, bars, cafes11 mm clearance and restaurants have all sides improved in the last five years. • There is a concern about the cost of socialising in Hackney. • There is a desire to support local shops, and residents feel that there is potential to offer more opportunities to buy clothes, shoes and accessories.

* Findings taken from previous consultations and resident’s surveys including a MORI survey from earlier this year. Key Facts • Hackney’s biggest town centres are Dalston, Hackney Central and Stoke Newington. There are also 14 designated local shopping centres, street markets and shopping parades within the borough. • Planning records show that the majority of recent new retail development was built in Shoreditch, but Shoreditch is not a designated town centre. • The evening economy in the borough is concentrated in and around Shoreditch and Dalston / Kingsland Road, and is growing in Stoke Newington, Hackney Central, Clapton, Homerton, Hackney Wick and Broadway Market.

What will the new Plan do?

Vibrant town centres – There has been a change in the nature of shopping, with the increase of internet shopping and the growth of nearby major shopping centres such as Westfield in Stratford. There is a need to ensure that the borough’s network of town and local shopping centres, including street markets and shopping parades, are distinctive and meet the shopping, social and community needs of Hackney’s diverse communities. We will explore the current and future role, function and health of existing town centres, and consider new areas to direct growth. We may need to identify new town and local centres or expand existing centres. This may include Shoreditch which is not currently designated as a town centre in the Local Plan. We will consider how to best manage the range of commercial uses in the designated town centres and local centres and consider whether a bespoke approach is needed to enhance the character of each centre. Continued from overleaf

Maximising approaches to promote health and well-being in town centres – Certain uses such as hot food takeaways, betting shops and pay day loan shops contribute to the local economy and are a source of employment, but they can also be perceived to have a negative impact on people’s well-being and image of a town centre. We will explore ways to manage the impact of such uses where there is an over-concentration in specific areas.

The visitor economy – The visitor economy plays an important role in the health of the local economy and brings with it wider benefits to the local community, providing jobs and business opportunities. There is need to strike a balance between the evening and day time economies, especially with the growth of town centre living. The Plan will consider which town centres or other locations in the borough are most appropriate for night-time economy uses.

Please answer the questions below by 14 December 2016 and return in the free post envelope or complete online at: hackney.gov.uk/local-plan-review.

1. Do you agree with this approach? Yes No

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2. Where should new shops and leisure facilities be located? (Please refer to the town centres fact sheet) ......

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...... 3. What types of shops and uses would you like to see in Hackney’s main town centres and local shopping centres?......

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4. Are there other shopping areas that should be identified as town or local centres? (Please look at the Town Centre Fact Sheet to find out more.)......

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5. Are there any other town centre and retail issues you want to tell us about to be considered in the Plan?......

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...... List of Local shopping centres: Town Centres 1. Upper Clapton Road Local Shopping Centre 2. Manor House Local Shopping Centre Fact Sheet: 3. Lauriston Road Local Shopping Centre This map shows the borough’s existing centres. 4. Broadway Market Local Shopping Centre The London Plan already identifies Dalston as the 5. Hoxton Street Local Shopping Centre borough’s Major Town Centre and Hackney Central, 6. Chatsworth Road Local Shopping Centre Stoke Newington High Street and Finsbury Park as 7. Lower Clapton Road Local Shopping Centre District Town Centres. The Council has previously identified a number of local shopping centres which 8. Stoke Newington Church Street Local Shopping Centre meet the shopping needs of neighbourhoods and 9. Well Street Local Shopping Centre communities. 10. Kingsland Road Local Shopping Centre 11. Wick Road Local Shopping Centre 12. Stamford Hill Local Shopping Centre 13. Shacklewell Lane Local Shopping Centre 14. Stoke Newington Road Local Shopping Centre

Major Town Centres normally serve the whole borough. They generally contain over 50,000 sq.m of retail, leisure and service floorspace with a high amount of shops for items such as clothes compared to food shopping. They may also have significant employment, leisure, service and civic functions.

District Town Centres are smaller than Major centres and generally provide more food shops and services for local communities and less clothes shops compared to Major centres.

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