Category Archives: Planning, Licensing and Regulation

Flying Scotsman seeking to renew their sex establishment licence for 2013

Posted on April 13, 2013 by William Perrin

The Flying Scotsman on the Cally has offered striptease for donkey’s years.  It’s a budget establishment and for many is redolent of Kings Cross’s seedy past as a red light district.  We wrote this up in detail last year when the … Continue reading →

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Height restriction policy win for campaigners on town hall annexe site

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Clare Hill

As tall buildings spring up in the King’s Cross development, and work begins on Camden’s new town hall there, it is worth turning some attention back to plans for the site next to the existing town hall. Local group, Friends … Continue reading →

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The Neighbourhood Forum for Kings Cross – Important Update & Last Meeting?

Posted on March 23, 2013 by zannthie

With Spring in their Planning Steps, the Steering Team of the Neighbourhood Forum for King’s Cross is looking to a practical solution to get neighbourhood pangs and ambitions off the ground. A small group of local folk have been researching … Continue reading →

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Team Cally to meet, Cally residents are invited

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Sophie Talbot

A public meeting hosted by Team Cally, the Caledonian Road Partnership, at 7pm on Wednesday 13 March at will consider the effects of welfare reforms that are shortly to be implemented, as well as discussing The Cally Plan. The meeting … Continue reading →

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The Kings Cross Lighthouse Building – a tenant perhaps, but how will construction actually be done?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by William Perrin

The Evening Standard reports that the Co-operative has been signed up as a tenant for the  Lighthouse Building by property developer UK Real Estate.  So there is some prospect now of the development happening and the developer apparently wants to … Continue reading →

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The Neighbourhood Forum for KX to meet

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Sophie Talbot

Camden & Islington councils have now given feedback on the application made by the Neighbourhood Forum for KX’s steering group to become a Neighbourhood Forum for the area they have defined. The group is now keen to develop a plan to … Continue reading →

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Buildings opposite station to be preserved

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Clare Hill

What a difference a year makes. And community objection. In a happy case of a developer/owner who seems to have listened to local views, the Georgian terraces facing King’s Cross station are set for renovation, not demolition. In November last … Continue reading →

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Waitrose Kings Cross?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by William Perrin

You know when regeneration is proceeding apace when there’s talk of Waitrose coming to Kings Cross.  According to Property Week Waitrose is in talks with developers to anchor the old Midland Goods Shed.  Who knows whether this will pan out … Continue reading →

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