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