De Beauvoir estate – Hackney Citizen

First stage of major council development at De Beauvoir estate wins approval – but residents slam ‘irresponsible’ loss of mature trees

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 29 July 2022 at 17:37

Scheme will see 189 new homes built, with the Town Hall arguing its proposals will bring a net gain in biodiversity

Last chance for residents to have their say on regeneration plans for De Beauvoir estate

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 26 October 2021 at 11:36

Locals have until 1 November to comment on the scheme, with planners likely to consider it over the winter

Own De Beauvoir! book review – ‘an oblique take on the construction of a neighbourhood’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 16 February 2017 at 14:20

Own De Beauvoir!

This new ‘literary excavation’ by Jonathan Hoskins chronicles time in a fictionalised, yet still very real, De Beauvoir Town

Images of a ‘brutal’ legacy abound in Simon Phipps’ new tome

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 5 January 2017 at 12:52

De Beauvoir Estate. Photograph: Simon Phipps

Concrete buildings are an undeniable part of London’s landscape that have been ignored for too long, argues the sculptor