Brownfield land in London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney has published 38 brownfield sites on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 6.9 hectares with an estimated capacity of 3,222 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the London Borough of Hackney register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Depot Hackney Central | 0.80 | 142 | not yet |
| SALP270 - Rose Lipman Centre, Downham Road | 0.74 | 226 | not yet |
| Tower Court, Clapton Common E5 9AJ | 0.70 | — | permissioned |
| Woodberry Down Estate Phases 2-8, 307 Seven Sisters Road | 0.47 | 2696 | permissioned |
| SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London | 0.43 | 44 | not yet |
| Stamford Lodge, Amhurst Park | 0.36 | — | permissioned |
| The Lawns Matthias Road N16 8QD | 0.36 | — | permissioned |
| 5-9 Yorkton Street London E2 8NH | 0.31 | 20 | permissioned |
Source: London Borough of Hackney brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the London Borough of Hackney register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 3,222 is what London Borough of Hackney thinks the register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register London Borough of Hackney
- Development sites for sale London Borough of Hackney
- How much brownfield land is there in London Borough of Hackney?
- Where can I build houses in London Borough of Hackney?
- London Borough of Hackney land availability assessment
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