Category Archives: Hackney Marshes

Looming tower blocks over the marshes and nine thousand+ new residents: OBJECT to Waltham Forest’s shocking new Local Plan

Posted on 27 September 2024 by SLMAdmin

We are gravely concerned by the latest Local Plan recently announced by Waltham Forest Council. If enacted, there will be a number of new large-scale developments, mostly tall high-rise buildings, in areas adjacent to the marshes. An additional nine-thousand residents … Continue reading →

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New Spitalfields development threatens disaster

Posted on 4 April 2024 by SLMAdmin

New Spitalfields development threatens ecological and flooding disaster! The New Spitalfields development is back as part of a new consultation on the Leyton Mills neighbourhood. You can download the consultation document using this link https://talk.walthamforest.gov.uk/leyton-mills-spd You have until 14th April … Continue reading →

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Authorities are failing in their duty to protect our green open spaces and wildlife!

Posted on 4 November 2022 by SLMAdmin

As we become ever more aware of the value of open green space to our well-beingand the state of emergency for our wildlife, at the same time our local authoritiesseem intent upon the same course of damage and destruction, all … Continue reading →

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Threats to the Marshes/Response to Waltham Forest’s local plan consultation

Posted on 19 January 2022 by SLMAdmin

There are many emerging threats to the Marshes (and Wathamstow Wetlands) from planned large-scale developments at Lea Bridge, New Spitalfields and elsewhere in Waltham Forest. Save Lea Marshes have now been campaigning for a decade to keep our vital green … Continue reading →

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Too much littering on the marshes

Posted on 25 September 2018 by pjm

Hackney Council does a wonderful job in clearing up the litter from Hackney Marshes. Goodness knows how much it costs. However, if you are out walking after the sports sessions, before the council has done its magic, the scene that … Continue reading →

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Wrong priorities on Hackney Marsh

Posted on 18 September 2018 by pjm

Anyone visiting Hackney Marshes recently will have noticed that the North Marsh carpark is now open. It is apparent that there are a number of serious problems with the signage that controls the traffic going into and coming out of … Continue reading →

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Our Campaigns Work – Be Part of Them!

Posted on 14 November 2016 by Caroline Day

It is certainly a difficult political environment for protecting open public spaces and it would be easy to become overwhelmed or despondent about the level of encroachment and development of our protected land in the capital. However, we would like … Continue reading →

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Hackney: Going Green or Giving the Green Light to Cars?

Posted on 26 September 2016 by Caroline Day

Anyone who has followed Save Lea Marshes in the last few years will be aware of our campaign against the planned cricket pavilion for Hackney Marshes, a design which involves building on green space in order to accommodate a large … Continue reading →

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Hackney Marshes: Planning Committee Meeting

Posted on 21 July 2016 by Caroline Day

Update: Hackney Planning Committee voted to pass the amendments, including the removal of the condition to reduce vehicle spaces, subject to a Travel Plan for the whole of Hackney Marshes.  The decision means the car park at North Marsh will … Continue reading →

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Pipe’s Overflow of Wrath Towards Environmentalists: SLM Member Responds…

Posted on 14 February 2016 by Caroline Day

You may have read the recent report in the Citizen newspaper about Sporting Hackney’s delegation to create a local football stadium. Not only did Jules Pipe say it would be ‘ideal’ to see this new facility built on the marshes … Continue reading →

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