Ice Cream Quarter
40 Chelmer Road, Homerton
THE ICE CREAM QUARTER
40 Chelmer Road, Homerton
The owners of the Ice Cream Factory, the Valente Brothers, are exploring proposals to redevelop the site located at 40 Chelmer Road in Homerton. Proposals are being developed for new housing and workspace on the site.
Our current plan includes the demolition of the existing building to facilitate the delivery of 24 new apartments, five mews houses, and a co-working space, all designed to fit sensitively within the existing neighbourhood.
This website provides information about the project, explains our plans, and it will give you the opportunity to share your thoughts. The website also provides information about upcoming community engagement events, and details of how you can contact the project team.
Following initial pre-application meetings with Hackney Council, we are now in a position to display our proposals at a public exhibition, the details for which you will find below, alongside a contact from so you can get in touch with the team.
SITE LOCATION
Chelmer Road
THE PROJECT TEAM
pensaer.
Pensaer means 'lead craftsperson’. Our story begins with a love for artisanship and the process of making, and culminates in handcrafted architecture done well.
By practising an ethos of gentle design we deliver architecture which aims to elevate and stimulate the senses. We believe that we all deserve spaces that grow with us over time, and whose style has just as much longevity as the hard-wearing materials they’re crafted from.
Rolfe Judd Planning
Rolfe Judd Planning is a leading, London based independent planning consultancy, providing an informed and effective service to designers, landowners and developers.
We work proactively and have a reputation for clear persuasive advice. We achieve results for our clients.
ECF
ECF is a specialist communications and engagement consultancy. We design and deliver bespoke communications and engagement campaigns that help bring our clients and the communities they worth with, closer together.
PROPOSALS SUMMARY
The owners of the site, the Valente Brothers, in collaboration with pensaer and Rolfe Judd Planning, are keen to ensure the redevelopment positively contributes to the area and have been considering the options for the site.
At this stage, the emerging proposals include:
Development of approximately 24 high-quality and sustainable apartments.
Development of 5 high-quality and sustainable mew houses mew houses.
Following an in depth analysis of the local context and history, the design team have put forward a scheme that we feel positively responds to and reflects the area.
Improved landscaping and provision of play spaces.
Use of materials that are sensitive to the location.
An overall biodiversity net gain on site.
EXHIBITION DETAILS
We have organised a public exhibition for the project. At the exhibition, we will display our plans, members of the project team will be on hand to answer questions, and you will be able to provide your feedback. The exhibition will take place at the following times:
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Thursday 7th November between 4.30pm - 7.30pm
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Saturday 9th November between 11am - 2.30pm
The sessions will take place at the Valente Ice-Cream Factory, 40 Chelmer Road, Homerton, E9 6AY.
The information boards that were on display, can be viewed by clicking here.
We have put together some images of the proposals that have been developed so far, and some existing photos of the site. More will be available once the public exhibition takes place, and we will be uploading the information boards, shortly.
GET IN TOUCH
If you have any initial questions about the project, please use the form, or details below, to get in touch.
We will shortly be updating the site to include a feedback form, to allow you to provide your feedback on the proposals. The consultation period will end on 30th November 2024, so please ensure your feedback is received by this date.
The questions and comments we receive through these feedback forms will be reported on as part of the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) that will be submitted with the planning application to Hackney Council. We will not use any of the personal data, such as your name, email or postcode, in the SCI. We will report on the relationship of participants to the site, but not at an individual level.
Your information will not be used or passed onto another third party for marketing purposes. ECF will process personal information fairly and transparently, as required by data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).