Category Archives: Big developments

Authoring King’s Cross

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Sophie Talbot

The Contested Spaces forum at Central St Martins is running an event, ‘Authoring King’s Cross’ to discuss the King’s Cross Wikipedia entry. The King’s Cross Wikipedia entry has long been controversial with authors of this site having had references deleted … Continue reading →

Posted in Big developments, Community stuff, Kings Cross N1C, railwayslands, Local issues, Noticeboard, Things to do, Web/Tech | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

300 mph Maglev to connect HS2 and HS1

Posted on April 1, 2014 by William Perrin

Kings Cross transport infrastructure is set to receive a further boost with announcement of plans later today of a new ultra high speed link connecting High Speed 2 from the North and High Speed 1 to France.  The Kazakhstan KX Investment … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Square – are we there yet?

Posted on March 28, 2014 by William Perrin

Kings Cross Square is staggering towards the finish line as more hoardings come down. But there still seems to be a way to go.  Here’s a panorama of the square so far to try to give an impression of what … Continue reading →

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Waitrose and new events space in old potato store

Posted on February 25, 2014 by William Perrin

Plans for the old potato depot by York Way are up for approval – I have lost track of the complexities of the planning process for some of these buildings – can any local planning experts let us know in … Continue reading →

Posted in Kings Cross N1C, railwayslands, Planning, Licensing and Regulation | 4 Comments

Re-branding Kings Cross – prize donated – £50 of drinks at the Rotunda, Kings Place

Posted on February 20, 2014 by William Perrin

We’ve been having a lot of fun this morning with a community driven re-branding of Kings Cross, rather than letting Foxtons do it for us.  We’ve had dozens of suggestions from the sublime to the ridiculous to add to our … Continue reading →

Posted in King's Place, York Way, Regents Quarter | 2 Comments

Kings Cross MP raises Mount Pleasant development at Prime Ministers questions

Posted on January 31, 2014 by William Perrin

The huge post office yards about half a mile from kings cross at Mount Pleasant are due for redevelopment.  And a lot of the traffic comes through Kings Cross.  Mount Pleasant isn’t in our Kings Cross patch, but is close … Continue reading →

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Development Forum set to meet – community gains from N1C on agenda

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Sophie Talbot

King’s Cross Development Forum was set up in 2002 by Camden Council in association with Islington Council to be a key means by which our local community can give our views on the massive King’s Cross Central development taking place … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Big developments, Community groups, Community stuff, Kings Cross N1C, railwayslands, Local issues, New, Planning, Licensing and Regulation | 5 Comments

Kings Cross Square – map of who is responsible for what

Posted on January 21, 2014 by William Perrin

Kings Cross Square sits at the intersection of several bits of public and private land, each with their own set of governance and care arrangements.  Long experience of working with local public bodies to keep public space in good order … Continue reading →

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