The Dalston Plan: protecting what makes Dalston special

Hackney Council has adopted a new plan to ensure that as Dalston continues to grow, the town centre community will benefit.

The Dalston Plan aims to protect the much-loved character of Dalston, support local businesses, create a greener town centre and ensure that new homes and workspaces are created.

As well as guiding new development to benefit the town centre community over the coming years, it protects the future of Ridley Road street market and Dalston Eastern Curve Garden, and looks to improve public spaces.

Shaped by the views and ideas of thousands of local residents and businesses through the ‘Dalston Conversation’, the Plan ensures that any changes in Dalston respect, retain and enhance the area’s unique character. It prioritises:

• Safeguarding the long-term future of Ridley Road street market, through improvements to public spaces along the street, and ensuring any new development incorporates new shops and doesn’t result in the loss of street market pitches. A £1 million upgrade of the market was completed in 2023;
• Guaranteeing that much-loved green spaces such as Dalston Eastern Curve Garden remain as community assets;
• Building new homes, including plans for genuinely affordable homes at Kingsland Shopping Centre, alongside new workspace and community spaces;
• Supporting Dalston’s creative and night-time economy by helping cultural and creative spaces thrive while making the area safer and more inclusive;
• Investing in green and sustainable transport such as improving cycling and pedestrian routes to help tackle the impact of climate change and improve air quality.

Kaynak: news.hackney.gov.uk