Category Archives: Kings Cross Station Refurbishment

Kings Cross access – bad news as decision looms

Network Rail has now said that they do intend to close the access to Kings Cross station from the North and the East – sawing a community in half.  Following our meeting Network Rail propose some palliative measures  Download letter_to_paul_convery_mar_07.pdf … Continue reading

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Kings Cross – meeting with Network Rail

Cllr Convery and Stephan Schulte convened a meeting with Network Rail today.  Network Rail fielded a substantial team led by Ian Fry the Project Director for the Kings Cross refurbishment.  Representatives of major local property developments and businesses attended (thanks … Continue reading

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Kings Cross refurbishment – pedestrian lock out – have you objected ?

Today is the last day for objections so i got up early this morning and wrote the attached before work.  It has been hugely helpful to draw on the advice and help that has surfaced through this website – from … Continue reading

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Kings Cross Access – crunch time

It’s crunch time.  Network Rail have not changed their mind on locking Islington residents out of the station.  The people who can change this are Camden Councillors and their planning officers.  We need to lobby them by making formal objections … Continue reading

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Kings Cross Access – update on campaigning

I have been on holiday while others have been hard at work.  Here is an update on campaigning.  Thanks so much to everyone who has done their bit so far – great to see the community pulling together. Network Rail … Continue reading

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Kings Cross access latest campaigning………

I have raised this with Emily Thornberry MP today – i spoke with her office and wrote to her as attached below.  I am asking her to escalate this issue that will have such an awful impact on the community.  … Continue reading

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Kings Cross access – no movement forecast from Network Rail

Camden planning officials knocked back Network Rail’s plans for refurbishing Kings Cross – in part due to the lack of access from York Way.  Network Rail’s revised plans are due in the next day or so.  However it seems that … Continue reading

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Keep signing that petition while i am away……

Keeping up with all these local issues is great fun, but tiring – and as it gets darker and darker i am off to the sun for a little while and this website will have a rest for a couple … Continue reading

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