Category Archives: Big developments

The Granary building and Central St Martins – a video tour

Posted on October 15, 2010 by William Perrin

The huge redevelopment of Cubitts Granary building and nearby structures will be at the heart of the new Kings Cross Central or railway lands site.  The corporate blog of Central St Martins has a handy category where they update on … Continue reading →

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York Way proposals “a total waste of time and money”

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

We recently reported on proposals to improve York Way currently out for public consultation from LB Camden. As a result, we are now getting comments to the article from users of York Way which anyone wanting to reply to LB … Continue reading →

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LB Camden consults on improvements to York Way

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

York Way, now the only way to get to and fro the tube, train, buses and taxi ranks from the north east side of King's Cross St Pancras has long been unfit for purpose. Closure of the York Way entrance … Continue reading →

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Network Rail Exhibition Invitation – Station Concourse 11 to 14 October

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Stephan Schulte

  As a local resident, I received the following invitation from Network Rail to see their latest exhibition – if you did not aready receive one, you might be interest in attending. King’s Cross Station Redevelopment Programme 1″ Floor Cubitt … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen Street road closure over-running – will contractors be fined?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by William Perrin

Copenhagen Street is closed at the junction with York Way – on the one hand this makes a hectic road calmer but causes inconvenience.  The works by BAM Nuttall for Argent and the Kings Cross railway lands development were due … Continue reading →

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Drivers avoid Copenhagen Street closure at York Way causing chaos

Posted on September 10, 2010 by William Perrin

  Neighbour Michael describes a sorry state of affairs as drivers try to avoid the barricade at York Way by diverting up the parade of shops set back from York Way (see map above or click here) The person to … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen Street to be closed for two weeks at York Way – let’s keep the zebra

Posted on September 2, 2010 by William Perrin

  Contracters BAM working on the Kings Cross railway lands are to close Copenhagen Street at York Way for about two weeks from 8 September (date corrected).  They are building a junction with the new road running across the railway … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross – with hindsight…..

Posted on August 25, 2010 by William Perrin

DfT's blatant ignoring of community campaigns against Network Rail's Platform Zero was pretty poor.  They didn't tell the Secretary of State about the campaign on his 20 May visit nor did they mention in his briefing Network Rail's appalling overspend … Continue reading →

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