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Category Archives: Local issues
Important planning consultation – your chance to comment – you can even do it online
Every planning decision made in Kings Cross is governed by a strategy set every few years by the Council. If the ‘core strategy;’ says you can’t have buildings over a certain height in an area or demolish old buildings or … Continue reading
Kings Cross – Is it time for redrawal of the borders?
From time to time the topic creeps up. The Islington half of Kings Cross is not identical with the ward of Kings Cross in Camden. The Kings Cross Station and Kings Cross developments happen both in Islington as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Planning, Licensing and Regulation
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Street Drinkers at Tesco
For the past several months I’ve noticed that the population of "street drinkers" who hang out outside our local Tesco’s has been increasing. I circtulated a note about this and received a number of emails from folks who agreed that … Continue reading
Open Up King’s Cross Station
Lots of news this week from the campaign to Let Us Through King’s Cross Station. We want a bridge to replace the entrances we are going to lose, especially the one at the junction of Wharfdale Road and … Continue reading
The Driver seeks to expand it’s License
In this case however, it’s not outward but upward!!! The Driver, the former pub at 2-4 Wharfdale Road, and soon to be something more, has filed an application to extend it hours. But in this case, not for longer hours, … Continue reading
Frankly I thought I lived in King’s Cross Too…
This week, I just happened to pick up both a copy of the Camden New Journal and its sister publication the Islington Tribune. Naturally, by their very titles you would assume that one is primarly about the goings-on in Camden, … Continue reading
King’s Place Planning Application P081436 – Removal of Condition 6
Those of you who previously objected to the recent Licensing Application that was submitted by King’s Place, might now be confused to see another Planning Application that seems to cover the same matter. It does and it doesn’t. To explain… … Continue reading
‘London’s trendy Kings Cross’ – paparazzi – the problems of success
Ok – so we have tackled just about everything as a community – sex, drugs, porn, booze, property developers, squirrels, even karaoke but I wasn’t expecting to raise the issue of unwanted paparazzi staked out in my street. It turns … Continue reading
Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc
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