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Category Archives: Planning, Licensing and Regulation
Council steps up enforcement action against Cally Landlord
Good post by Paul Convery over on the Cally Councillors blog about investigation and enforcement action against the Cally Road landlord who featured in the recent BBC documentary. It seems that the landlord concerns owns far more than even came … Continue reading
Keep it lowdown on the south side
So urge the conservation committees for King’s Cross and Bloomsbury and the Friends of Argyle Square. They have launched a campaign to protect the area of Euston Road facing the stations from becoming a home for tall buildings. It comes … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomsbury Conservation Area Advisory Committee, Euston Road, Friends of Argyle Square, Grade I-listed, heritage, heritage conservation, King's Cross Conservation Area Advisory Committee, King's Cross station, skyscraper, south of euston road, St Pancras station, tower block, Town Hall annexe
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‘Please be quiet we are sleeping in this death trap’ – is this Cally Road tenants speaking out in pavement graffiti?
Some topical pavement graffiti spotted by locals Nina and Aron on the Cally Road outside number 334-336 (photo is Nina’s). ‘Please be quiet we are sleeping in this death trap. Thanks Islington’ The chalking around the pavement light probably refers … Continue reading
The Cally – planning enforcement is possible, it just doesn’t happen very often
Many people were appalled by the flagrant disregard of local planning rules displayed by a local landlord and property developer on last night’s BBC documentary about the Cally. It was striking that he was cynically exploiting the lag/drag in planning … Continue reading
KX place plan – send in your views
Camden and Islington Councils have collaborated on producing a draft place plan for KX. On the plan’s web page they say, “King’s Cross is an important and vibrant area that will experience major growth and change in the coming years, … Continue reading
Small window to oppose a skyscraper next to the town hall
The decision by Camden Council to sell off the Town Hall annexe is a fait accompli, but the planning guidelines covering the site are currently under review. With talk of a building up to 22 storeys high, the review’s request … Continue reading
York Way – over £300k S106 money still to be spent locally
Local people with long memories will remember the campaign to provide a footbridge over the tracks behind Kings Cross at Wharfdale Road in compensation for the closure of the entrance to Platform 1 at that spot. Instead Network Rail made … Continue reading
Kings Cross Environment 