Housing association Peabody has bought the Holloway site. Peabody will be developing the land in partnership with private property developer London Square and plan to build 1,000 homes there. We're holding an emergency meeting on Saturday 30th March between 2PM and 4PM at St George's Church, Crayford Road, Tufnell Park N7 0ND for local people… Continue reading Come to our emergency meeting on Saturday 30th March!
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Campaigners cautiously welcome Peabody development
Activists from North London Sisters Uncut and Islington Homes for All have cautiously welcomed the housing association Peabody's proposals for the redevelopment of the Holloway prison site, the Islington Tribune reports. Peabody, who bought the Holloway site last week with a loan from the Mayor of London, plan to build 1,000 homes on the site… Continue reading Campaigners cautiously welcome Peabody development
Peabody announced as Holloway site buyer
The Ministry of Justice has sold the Holloway Prison site in North London to housing association Peabody, the Islington Gazette reports. 1,000 new homes are planned for the site, and 60 per cent will be genuinely affordable, meaning they will be available at social rent, for shared ownership, or the Mayor of London's living rent.… Continue reading Peabody announced as Holloway site buyer
Ministry of Justice refuse local housing for homeless
The Ministry of Justice has refused to lease a block of 29 flats behind Pentonville Prison to Islington Council to use as emergency accommodation for homeless families, reports the Islington Gazette. The flats used to house prison officers but most have been empty for the last 27 years. Islington Council has 14,000 households on its… Continue reading Ministry of Justice refuse local housing for homeless
TA site development update
The private developer that owns the Territorial Army site next to Holloway prison is now stating they can offer only 30 per cent of their development for affordable housing, reports the Islington Tribune. This is despite the 50 per cent minimum set by Islington Council. Islington Council and the Secretary of State for Communities and… Continue reading TA site development update
Finsbury Park resident: ‘Turn visitor centre into homeless shelter’
A letter by Finsbury Park resident Jenny Kassman repeating calls to use the visitor centre at closed Holloway prison as a homeless shelter has appeared in the Evening Standard. She said Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn and local homelessness charities have been pushing for the centre to be turned over to shelter homeless people since the… Continue reading Finsbury Park resident: ‘Turn visitor centre into homeless shelter’
Thank you for sharing your thoughts at Tuesday’s meeting!
On Tuesday evening around 150 people came to discuss future plans for the Community Plan for Holloway. It was a fantastic turnout. The gathering at Williamson Street Community Centre discussed how to maximise the influence local people have on what happens to the former Holloway Prison site. The meeting began with Will McMahon of Community… Continue reading Thank you for sharing your thoughts at Tuesday’s meeting!
Further delay to prison sale
The sale of the Holloway prison site faces yet another delay, the Islington Tribune reports. A buyer for the site now won't be in place until at least the new year. The news came when a Centre for Crime and Justice Studies staff member asked a question about the timetable for the sale at a… Continue reading Further delay to prison sale
Come celebrate our two year anniversary!
It's two years ago since we launched the Community Plan for Holloway at an event close to the prison in November 2016. We're holding a public meeting on Tuesday, 20 November to reflect on how much has been achieved since then and how we can work together in the future to influence the site's development.… Continue reading Come celebrate our two year anniversary!
‘MoJ needs to tell us who is buying Holloway site’
In a letter to the Islington Gazette, housing campaigner Glyn Robbins has demanded that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announces who is in line to buy Holloway prison, as the site still remains empty nearly two years after its closure. The letter reads: ''In summer we witnessed the debacle of prisons minister Rory Stewart telling… Continue reading ‘MoJ needs to tell us who is buying Holloway site’
