The Hackney Post followed the progress of last night’s Dalston Kingsland tower block planning meeting live on Twitter. Here’s how the night unfolded online:
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Share“For live tweets from the Dalston Towerblock meeting follow the hashtag #DKTower tonight….
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Tower block protesters voice their concerns:
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Share“#DKtower is a safety hazard because of wind tunnels and an aesthetic blight on the high street protesters say.
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Share“@hackneypost Concerns also raised that #DKTower will create wind tunnel and be dangerous for #cyclists
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Share“@hackneypost #Dktower regeneration is degeneration – profit-led development=no social housing
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Share“@hackneypost They mean regeneration of their wallets.Turkish commnty hav already regen’d dlstn
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The meeting begins…
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Share“Holding up signs of perfect dalston at #DKtower protest
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Share“Council chamber overflowing with protesters – people sitting on windowsills and leaning against walls #DKTower
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Share“@hackneypost Protesters have brought placards showing the #DKTower overshadowing surrounding buildings
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Share“@hackneypost 22 people have asked to address the committee about #DKTower. The Chair says is it impossible to hear that many people.
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Share“Chair has sent 22 people outside to decide who addresses the committee #DKTower
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Share“@hackneypost 5 people from @OPENdalston protest group will now be allowed to speak, whittled down from the original 22 #DKTower #Hackney
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Protesters and Hackney residents address the committee:
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Share“@hackneypost Protesters claim that no-one has been consulted – residents wouldn’t even know about #DKTower if it wasn’t for @OPENdalston
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Share“@hackneypost Map currently being shown demonstrating that site of #DKTower is surrounded by conservation areas and heritage buildings
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Share“Developers claim overshadowing not a problem #DKTower
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Share“267 objections to #DKTower. Only 8 letters of support.
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Share“it’s gillett square to the north we need to worry about @jiabrahams @hackneypost Developers claim that overshadowing not a problem #DKTower
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Share“Objecting councillor asked members of public objecting to plans to raise hands -around a third did #DKTower
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Share“Objector, elsie hillby: #DKTower doesn’t offer low-income housing – should be 50:50
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Share“Hillby: council should be working for local people. Received applause #DKTower
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Share“Calderston Crescent resident: developer has misrepresented ward members’ views #DKTower
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Share“Councillor: #DKTower is contrary to both Council’s Core Strategy and Dalston Action Plan
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Share“@hackneypost “Application should be refused because of the lack of public consultation, poor design and 0% of affordable housing” #DKTower
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Share“Applicants: affordable housing will be made available as and when it becomes “viable”. Affordable housing was in original plans #DKTower
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Share“Applicants say they consulted 1000 households on plans #DKTower
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Share“@jiabrahams @hackneypost Did council opt out of affordable housing so they could be seen to make ‘concession’ to it later? #DKTower
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Share““Abnormal cost of development linked to fact it will be built over channel tunnel rail links-part of reason no affordable housing” #DKTower
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Share“.@hackneypost Planning official who initially approved #DKTower says it will encourage growth #Hackney
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Share“.@hackneypost Design Review team being interrogated. Audience laughing at response – “It’s been scaled down from original design” #DKTower
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Share“.@hackneypost “It looks like Tracey Emin designed it” says councillor #DKTower
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Share“Councillor says design is “out of kilter” with area. Described as a “supergrid” by planners. #DKTower
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Share“Planners estimate each unit in #DKTower will be on sale for £400,000 – draws gasp from public gallery
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Share“Planners say there was a choice between funding affordable housing and improving train station and council chose station #DKTower
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The decision:
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Share“Sub-committee voted against plans. Received with cheers and applause #DKTower
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Share“.@hackneypost #DKTower application REFUSED. Decision met with applause and cheers
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Share“A very exciting and rare unanimous refusal of an application recommended for approval at Hackney Planning sub for tower at Dalston #DKTower
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The OPENDalston team at Hackney Town Hall after the successful meeting:
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Share“And that’s what you get for poor community consultations, ignoring local context and a crap design. #DKTower
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Share“@MichaelRosenYes what do you think of the subcommittee’s decision? #DKTower
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Share“@hackneypost Great for the time being. LBH will soon be cooking up another collaboration between them, TfL and a developer.
