Hackney Council is consulting on the Conservation Area Appraisals (CAA) for South Shoreditch, Shoreditch High Street and Sun Street and suggested boundary changes including joining South Shoreditch and Shoreditch High Street areas to form a single Conservation Area.
The following information is available:
Proposed Map of the Conservation Area (1.2MB)- Shoreditch High Street CAA (6.1MB)
- South Shoreditch CAA Part 1 (4.8MB)
- South Shoreditch CAA Part 2 (2.8MB)
- Sun Street CAA (5.6MB)
- Brochure (0.7MB)
- What is a conservation area and appraisal?
- How you can find out more information
- How you can have your say
- What happens next?
- What are the effects of designation?
The closing date for comments is 4.30pm, Friday 4 July 2008.
What is a Conservation Area and Appraisal?
Conservation Areas have special architectural or historic interest and are designated in order to protect and enhance the character and appearance of the historic areas. It is the area as a whole rather than the quality of specific buildings that is of importance. The historic layout of road, paths, gardens and trees all contribute this special character.
Hackney Council designated Sun Street Conservation Area in 1987, and South Shoreditch and Shoreditch High Street Conservation Areas in 1991.
Conservation Areas enjoy special protection under planning law as briefly set out below, for further details please refer to www.hackney.gov.uk/conservation-areas
Hackney Council commissioned the preparation of detailed Conservation Area Appraisals for the three Shoreditch Conservation Areas and the review of their boundaries.
The draft appraisals consist of a townscape analysis of the Conservation Areas, looking at the influence of the historic built form, the local building pattern and traditions, streetscape and key views and vistas.
The special interest of the area derives from the historic concentration of the furniture trade within South Shoreditch and Hoxton from the mid-1850’s to the mid 1950’s. The furniture trade has left but the area has inherited a distinctive range of building types, ranging from large showroom and warehouse buildings to small workshops, which have given South Shoreditch in particular a special character. The flexibility of the furniture trade buildings and their adaptability for new uses, coupled with the attractive scale of the streets and spaces, has helped Shoreditch to become a lively mixed use area, encompassing a range of small businesses, art galleries and popular entertainment uses, such as restaurants and bars.
How you can find out more information
- Join us at a Community Briefing 6.30 – 8.30pm, Wednesday 4 June 2008 at Shoreditch Town Hall, Council Chambers, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT
- Come to a Drop-In Session –
- 10 June from 10-12 pm, Shoreditch Town Hall
- 18 June from 2-4 pm, Shoreditch Town Hall
- 23 June from 6 -8 pm, Shoreditch Town Hall - Visit the Planning Reception - speak with the Duty Planning Officer and view the draft documents between 8.30am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, at 263 Mare Street, London, E8 3HT.
- Visit a Library - Copies of the documents are available to view at
- Hackney Central Library, 1 Reading Lane, London E8 1GQ Tel: 020 8356 4359
- Shoreditch Library, 80 Hoxton Street, London N1 6LP Tel: 020 8356 4350
For full details of library opening hours go to www.hackney.gov.uk/libraries. - Speak to a Conservation Officer on – Tel: 020 8356 8089
How you can have your say
- Email us at – ConservationAreaConsultation@hackney.gov.uk stating Shoreditch as the subject.
- Write to us - post or hand deliver to Conservation Area Consultation, Urban Design and Conservation Team, Hackney Council, 263 Mare Street, London E8 3HT.
The closing date for receipt of comments is 4.30 pm, on Friday 4 July 2008.
What happens next
Hackney Council is now seeking the view of local residents and other interested parties on the draft Conservation Area Appraisals and proproposal to extend and combine South Shoreditch and Shoreditch High Street Conservation Areas as a single Conservation Area.
Following consultation the draft documents and proposals will be reviewed based on comments recieved. The Conservation Area Appraisals and the boundary changes will be discussed at a Cabinet Meeting in Autumn 2008 before it is formally adopted.
Page updated: 29 May 2008