Nye Bevan Garages

The London Borough of Hackney is bringing forward housing development proposals for multiple sites as part of Hackney’s New Homes Programme (NHP). This programme will deliver new homes, non-residential uses, and public realm improvements. All sites are currently in pre-planning stages.

This new programme builds on previous housing development in Hackney that has delivered several projects of high design quality both large and small. Examples include Kings Crescent and Tower Court, both large estate regeneration projects in the north of the borough, and Chowdhury Walk, a development of 11 houses on an infill site in the east of the borough.

The NHP programme comprises fourteen infill sites ranging in size from nine to 90 homes. The objectives of the programme are to deliver at least 400 new homes, 75 per cent of which will be Council homes for social rent. Three of the sites are being brought forward as mixed tenure developments including private sale as well as affordable housing, and the remaining sites are 100 per cent social rented.

This market engagement exercise seeks early market engagement to identify SME delivery partners for the Nye Bevan site of houses. This is the smallest site within the New Homes Programme and consists of nine houses for social rent.

The site

The Nye Bevan estate garage site is located south of Millfields Road in the Kings Park ward and in close proximity to Millfields recreation ground. It consists of 28 garages bound and accessed by an estate road (locally known as Presburg Street). The site is overlooked by terraced housing along Millfields Road in the north, a four-storey housing block to the south and a 12-storey tower block to the east.

The proposals are for a row of nine three bedroom terraced houses along Millfields Road. Front doors face Millfields Road, and small rear gardens/terraces face south to the existing Nye Bevan Estate. To rationalise access and to improve the wider area for pedestrians and to increase play provision, the proposal includes a small ‘Pocket Park’ and the reorganisation of the existing refuse stores (for the wider estate).

Due to the heightened flood risk in the area, the ground floor of the terrace must be raised 400mm above grade.

Key opportunities

• Maximise the delivery of large family homes to meet local demand.
• Provide social rented housing for Hackney residents to Passivhaus standard.
• Create new public realm to improve pedestrian routes and cycle storage.
• Create new bin stores to improve facilities for existing residents Housing Regeneration and Delivery.

Key risks

• Flood mitigation measures, and raised ground floor.
• Resident safety and amenity; maintaining the safety, access and egress of existing residents at Nye Bevan Estate.
• Impact on neighbours, especially block to south of garage site.
• Funding is currently dependant on a start on site in April 2026.