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Book Description

Whilst there is extensive literature analysing the design and function of new buildings and places, the actual process through which development proposals are actually fashioned – through complex negotiation and deal making, involving many different stakeholders with different agendas – is largely undocumented. Conventional planning theory tends to assume a logical, rational and linear decision-making process, which bears little relationship to reality. This book aims to shed some light on that reality. The King’s Cross scheme is one of the largest and most complex developments taking place in Britain today. The planning negotiations, which took six years, were probably some of the most exhaustive debates around a development ever. A report of over 600 pages of technical information was eventually presented to the committee, and after two evenings and ten hours of presentations and debate, the committee approved the scheme by just two votes.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. About the Authors
  5. Acknowledgements and List of Interviewees
  6. CONTENTS
  7. Kings Cross transport infrastructure timeline
  8. Political and planning timeline
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 The planning and development process
    1. The UK planning system
    2. The role of planners
    3. The role of politicians
    4. The development sector
    5. Community involvement and the mistrust of planning
  11. 3 History and development context
    1. The history of the King’s Cross area
    2. First regeneration proposals
    3. The King’s Cross partnership
    4. Rail infrastructure
    5. Completing the site assembly
    6. Selecting a development partner
    7. Conclusions
  12. 4 Establishing the framework for negotiations
    1. Camden: the place and its politics
    2. Engaging councillors
    3. Preparing for the negotiations
    4. The negotiating teams
    5. The negotiating process
    6. Negotiating tactics
    7. Establishing the policy framework
    8. Deciding the nature of the planning application
    9. The bottom line
    10. Conclusions
  13. 5 The masterplan
    1. The role of the masterplan
    2. The masterplanning team
    3. Site context
    4. Early discussions
    5. The first masterplan
    6. Developing the masterplan
    7. Refinement of the masterplan
    8. Linking the plan to the wider area
    9. Conclusions
  14. 6 The middle game
    1. The break-up of Argent’s partnership with St George Housing
    2. Management of the public realm
    3. Environmental performance
    4. Transport
    5. Other planning benefits
    6. Calculating the value of the section 106 agreement
    7. Reflections on the negotiation process
    8. Conclusions
  15. 7 Community consultation
    1. Pre-application consultations
    2. Consultations on the original planning applications
    3. Consultations on the revised planning applications
    4. King’s Cross Railway Lands Group
    5. Conclusions
  16. 8 The decision
    1. Camden’s officer-councillor interface
    2. The development control subcommittee
    3. The decision
    4. Rebuilding political support
    5. The judicial review
    6. Islington’s decision on the ‘Triangle’ site
    7. Conclusions
  17. 9 Building King’s Cross Central
    1. The land valuation and transfer
    2. The first phases of development
    3. Variations to the planning consent
    4. Adoption of the public realm
    5. Place-making at King’s Cross Central
    6. Employment and training
    7. North Central One
    8. The new King’s Cross station square
    9. Impact on the surrounding areas
    10. Conclusions
  18. 10 Conclusions
    1. Evaluating the success of the King’s Cross Development
    2. Lessons from the King’s Cross Development
    3. Implications of recent changes to planning and funding regimes
    4. Postscript
  19. 11 Appendices
    1. Appendix 1: Summary of the section 106 agreement
    2. Appendix 2: Development data and financial information
  20. Notes
  21. List of acronyms
  22. Index
  23. Image credits
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