Category Archives: Big developments

Consultation Drop-in by TFL on proposal for junction changes Pentonville Road / Kings Cross Road Wed. 19/4/22, 3 pm to 8 pm

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

TFL is holding a consultation afternoon on Wednesday the 19th of April 2022 between 15.00 and 20.00 (drop-in) at Jean Stokes Community Centre, Carnoustie Drive N1 0DX. It refers to the junction Kings Cross Road – Pentonville Road – Northdown … Continue reading →

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School student Sofia needs our help.

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sophie Talbot

My name is Sofia and I go to a nearby state school in Finchley called St Michael’s. I am conducting my A-Level Geography fieldwork looking at the benefits of the regeneration scheme in Kings Cross. I would really appreciate it … Continue reading →

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St Pancras Hospital development

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Sophie Talbot

For those interested in the proposed redevelopment of St Pancras Hospital – the one that backs onto Old St Pancras Church, click here to see the plans.

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The Wait continues for Changes to the Kings Cross Gyratory

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

TFL says it needs more time and more consultations on Kings Cross. It is not an unknown. In fact, most people in London will recognize Kings Cross as a manic place for traffic, pedestrians and cyclists. We at Kings Cross … Continue reading →

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They’re stealing our sky again

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Sophie Talbot

Community based pressure groups always said allowing the eleven storey building heights at the south end of King’s Cross Railways Lands, now trademarked as King’s Cross, and the building height at King’s Place would result in further high buildings locally. … Continue reading →

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Petition launched to save outdoor pond

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Sophie Talbot

The outdoor King’s Cross pond designed by Ooze Architects has become a firm favourite for both swimmers and urban wildlife enthusiasts. In April we reported that it was threatened with closure. Shortly after that it appeared to have been saved. … Continue reading →

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Will the transparency law help us get to know our Kings Cross neighbours? #anticorruption

Posted on May 12, 2016 by William Perrin

There’s a large number of properties in old and new Kings Cross owned by offshore companies. In one building alone, the Arthouse 33 flats owned by companies in exotic locations many with high opacity about their true ownership.  At the … Continue reading →

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A corner of Kings Cross that is forever Samoa, Seychelles, British Virgin Islands etc

Posted on May 10, 2016 by William Perrin

All the palaver about off shore companies can feel a little distant at times but you can just walk up to the door of many  Kings Cross properties and experience it for yourself.  Private Eye produced a map of property acquired … Continue reading →

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