Mayor of London approves £800m Bishopsgate Goodsyard development despite Hackney’s objection
Scheme on edge of Shoreditch given go-ahead in face of local planning officers’ concerns over heritage impact
Bishopsgate Goodsyard
Town Hall planners register objection to Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme
Architect defends design of one plot that opposition campaigners have nicknamed ‘Godzilla’
Town Hall set to object to Bishopsgate Goodsyard over design and heritage
Hackney Society chair says it is ‘tragic shame that, six years on, we again face the moment of determination with at least one borough seriously unhappy’
Campaigners and council to scrutinise plans for Bishopsgate Goodsyard
Revised proposals to be studied ‘forensically’ as Hackney Mayor keeps up pressure on affordability
Polls, hellos and goodbyes: My, haven’t the past 12 months flown by!
Is it really nearly January again? Time for a quick recap of the year when Philip Glanville replaced Jules Pipe in Hackney’s top job, Sadiq triumphed and Brexit was the buzzword – in spite of Hackney’s best efforts
People want terraces not tower blocks, says housing crisis expert
We don’t have to build up to solve London’s housing crisis, says co-founder of research institute
Bishopsgate Goodsyard top of new Mayor’s planning agenda
Sadiq Khan has a golden chance to rework the controversial Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme, in a test case for the newly-elected London mayor
‘Unacceptable’ plans for Bishopsgate Goodsyard hit setback
Boris Johnson’s own planning officers recommend that he reject the controversial scheme
Bishopsgate Goodsyard decision looms as hearing date finally set
Knocking up 38 and 46 storey tower blocks would ruin Shoreditch and Spitalfields for generations, campaigners warn
Developers accused of ‘daylight robbery’ in Bishopsgate Goodsyard row
‘No other proposed development has been predicted to have such a large effect on so many dwellings,’ finds independent study
Bishopsgate Goodsyard decision delayed amid ‘overshadowing’ concerns
Report into how much sunlight the development would block out ‘misleading’, says independent expert
Goodsyard developers’ £25k fund branded a ‘kick in the teeth’ for residents
Campaigners blasted the community fund as ‘shameful’ and ‘a patent bribe’
2015 – a look back at the year that was
The Hackney Citizen revisits the biggest stories in what proved to be a rollercoaster year
Council waves through plans for 30-storey hotel complex in Shoreditch
Campaigners claim decision to grant planning permission ‘undermines’ opposition to Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme
What are the alternatives to ‘boring’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme?
Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe and East London residents outline their own proposals for £800 million project
Mayor Jules Pipe condemns ‘obscene’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard proposals
Plans lack enough affordable housing for Tech City workers, says mayor