Contents
Kings Cross transport infrastructure timeline
Political and planning timeline
2 The planning and development process
Community involvement and the mistrust of planning
3 History and development context
The history of the King’s Cross area
Selecting a development partner
4 Establishing the framework for negotiations
Camden: the place and its politics
Preparing for the negotiations
Establishing the policy framework
Deciding the nature of the planning application
Linking the plan to the wider area
The break-up of Argent’s partnership with St George Housing
Management of the public realm
Calculating the value of the section 106 agreement
Reflections on the negotiation process
Consultations on the original planning applications
Consultations on the revised planning applications
King’s Cross Railway Lands Group
Camden’s officer-councillor interface
The development control subcommittee
Islington’s decision on the ‘Triangle’ site
9 Building King’s Cross Central
The land valuation and transfer
The first phases of development
Variations to the planning consent
Place-making at King’s Cross Central
The new King’s Cross station square
Impact on the surrounding areas
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
Appendix 1: Summary of the section 106 agreement