‘Slum’ planning application for Ridley Road Shopping Village sparks outcry
Proposals from offshore developer reignite gentrification fears
OPEN Dalston
Dalston towers over Eastern Curve Garden approved despite loss of sunlight
Former Speaker calls decision ‘disappointing’ and worries about garden’s future
Towers ‘overshadowing’ Dalston Eastern Curve Garden go before planning chiefs
Eight-storey housing scheme has faced public opposition
‘Darkness to descend’ on Eastern Curve Garden as nine-storey tower threat looms
Community blog raises concerns over redevelopment plans for neighbouring Thames House
Dalston’s Eastern Curve Garden under threat
Regeneration plans slammed as Town Hall launches consultation
‘Run to ruin’ – the sorry tale of Dalston Lane’s Georgian terraced houses
As diggers move in to demolish 200-year-old buildings on Dalston Lane, we look back at their recent chequered history and the campaign to save them
Colvestone Primary School: campaigner victorious in High Court battle against council
Dalston resident hailed as ‘environmental champion’ after building plans that would have overshadowed a school playground are overturned in the High Court
Is this the end of Ridley Road Market as we know it?
Fee hikes, Crossrail 2 and a changing community are making it difficult for traders to continue
Colvestone Primary School: developers deny daylight report is ‘misleading’
Independent report raises overshadowing concerns for nursery playground but developers insist tests were thorough
Leader — More power to our elbows!
In the space that’s left between the state and corporate interests, action by local residents can still influence decision-making by both
Parents in shock as council approves flats that will ‘overshadow’ playground
Council rides roughshod over covenant designed to protect ‘the right of uninterrupted and unheeded access of light’
Why heritage activism is something worth developing
Taking an active interest in the built environment shows good citizenship according to heritage chief and pasta sauce pioneer Loyd Grossman
‘Long overdue’ Dalston Conservation Area leaves out key heritage buildings
Local conservation groups welcome increased protection but express concern that buildings such as Reeves Printworks have been left out
Campaigners to hold wake for loss of Dalston Lane heritage
Campaigners concede defeat and call on the public to attend wake in protest against demolition
‘Sad day for Dalston’ as diggers get green light to demolish Georgian houses
Decade-long battle to save string of historic houses over as judge turns down OPEN Dalston’s appeal
What a difference a year makes – a look back at 2014
2014 saw skyscrapers planned for Shoreditch, Hoxton residents fighting back against investors, glyphosate scandals and ‘peak gentrification’