Index
Note: page numbers in italics refer to figures; page numbers in bold refer to tables.
acronyms 221
adoption of the public realm 116–17, 177
construction 175
council nomination rights 112–13
government policy change 201
grant funding 111
historical perspective 108
judicial review regarding 166
opportunity cost 115
quantum 114
requirement for 63, 64, 65, 67
sustainable lettings policy 114
‘Triangle’ site 167
types of 110
variations to the planning consent 177
Allies and Morrison 54, 73, 86, 172
AMEC 40
‘another piece of London’ 54, 55, 79
anti-development campaigns 44–5
Architects’ Journal (AJ) 157–8
area of special character 66
breakup of partnership with St George 106–7
development objectives 191
Principles for a Human City 55, 116, 137, 178
Argent St George 40–1, 42, 51, 52, 58, 106–7
artist-in-residence 179
Arts Advisory Panel 179
Arts Council 179
artworks 178–9, 179, 180–1, 185
AustralianSuper 202
Bangladeshi community 141, 142, 144
Barker Review 155
Barnsbury 45
Bartlett School of Architecture 181, 184
Battery Park 192
Berlin 50
biodiversity 142
BNP Paribas 175
Boulevard 79, 80, 82, 88, 89, 91, 92–3, 176
Brindleyplace 39, 40, 53, 54, 73
British Land 190
British Telecom Pension Fund 40, 41
building heights 67, 69, 84, 142, 208
built form 142
bus depot 122
cafés, bars and shops 177–8, 181, 184
Caledonian ward 45
Cally Rail Group 141
Camden Civic Society 141
Camden council
change of political control 164, 168
Community Planning Brief 26
construction oversight 49
decision-making structure 46–7, 196
development control subcommittee 47, 50, 149, 152, 154–64
Draft Planning and Development Brief 137
as housing developer 187
housing strategy 108
key councillors 152
King’s Cross – Camden’s Vision 56, 60, 137
King’s Cross – Towards an Integrated City 137
new town hall 175
objectives for the site 56, 67, 190–1
officer-councillor interface 152–3
policy objectives 195
politicians and officers 51
sale of old offices 187
success at planning appeals 57
sustainable lettings policy 114
Camden Friends of the Earth 141, 142
Camden Primary Care Trust 140
Camden Square Conservation Area Advisory Committee 142
Camden Square Tenants and Residents’ Association 141
Camden Talks 140
Camley Street Natural Park (CSNP) 74, 142
Canary Wharf 26, 54, 79, 97, 116, 192
Caravan 177
Carillion 182
central spine 78, 79–80 (see also Boulevard)
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) 26, 30, 32, 33, 35, 171
child density 112
City Thameslink see Thameslink
Coin Street Community Builders 29, 147
commercial floor space 68, 107, 108, 141
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) 84, 86, 93
‘community chest’ 127
consultation processes 137–8, 139–40
lessons learnt 199
participation ‘ladder’ 148, 199
political considerations 146
community development trust 147
community facilities 142, 205 (see also leisure facilities)
Community Housing Association 141
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) 11, 201
community opposition 25, 26, 29, 144, 145
Community Planning Brief 26
community safety 142
connectivity to the wider area 80, 94–101
consensus building 58–9, 77, 147, 199
conservation see historic buildings
conservation areas 61, 62, 65, 74
Construction Training Centre 125–6, 177, 182
consultation processes 137, 147–8, 199
Create King’s Cross 141
Crick Institute 187
Cubitt Park 140
Culross Buildings 22, 62, 69, 74, 89–92, 103, 141
Culross Hall 74
cycle parking/storage 122, 177
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) 57, 171
Department for Transport (DfT) 171–2
Design for London 8
design parameters 77
development parcels 79, 80, 86
development partner selection 39–41
district heating scheme 118
DTZ 128
education 48, 68, 124, 205 (see also primary school)
employment 48, 49, 124–7, 182–3, 205
energy centre 118
energy performance 118
English Heritage 61, 69, 86, 87, 92, 191, 198
environmental performance 117–18
environmental sustainability 142
estate management events 178–82
Eurostar terminal 26, 30, 33, 36, 41
Euston Road 88
events 179
financial crisis (2008) 174
financial data 209
financing considerations 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, 175–6
floor space 67, 68, 107, 108, 141
Fluid 137
Foster, Norman 26, 28, 33, 36, 42
Framework Findings 137
A Framework for Regeneration 137, 139
Frank Barnes School for the Deaf 176
gasholders 22, 61, 74, 88, 140, 205
Gasometer Park 186
Global Generation 181
Google offices 183
Government Office for London (GOL) 31, 165
Granary Building 22, 74, 80, 92, 174–5, 178
Granary Park 97
Granary Square 92, 93, 94, 96, 98, 99, 101
collonading 119
lease to boutique hotel 172
listed building consents 173
Great Northern Railway (GNR) 19
Greater London Authority (GLA) 61, 63, 110, 111, 117, 122, 201
(see also mayor of London)
green chain and corridor 66
green spaces 78, 101 (see also parks)
ground floor land uses 93, 100
Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 201
Handyside Park 140
health clinic 177
health impact assessment 140
heritage see historic buildings
lessons learnt 198
refurbishment 61, 89–90, 103, 183
hoardings as art 185
‘Homebuy’ 111
Homes and Community Agency (HCA) 175, 176
‘hoodie’ test 116
housing (see also affordable housing; student housing)
consultation responses 141, 146
family units and child density 112, 183
historical perspective 22
requirement for 67
Housing and Planning Bill 201
housing associations 201
housing grants 110, 111, 175, 176, 200–1
information provision 137
intermediate housing 110, 113, 167, 176
international interest 191
connectivity with 77, 80, 94, 96–7
conservation areas 62
‘Triangle’ site 59, 60, 110, 114, 150, 166–7
Islington council 59–60, 140, 166–7
Islington Society 141
joint ventures 26, 39, 40, 177–8
Joseph Rowntree Foundation 130
Jubilee Wharf 187
King’s Cross – Camden’s Vision 56, 60, 137
King’s Cross – Towards an Integrated City 137
King’s Cross Business 141
King’s Cross Central
location map 3
King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCP) 2, 174–88, 191
King’s Cross Community Development Trust (KXCDT) 140, 141, 142
King’s Cross conservation area 61, 62
King’s Cross Conservation Area Advisory Committee (KXCAAC) 90, 141, 142
King’s Cross Development Forum (KVDF) 136, 137, 144–5
King’s Cross Impact Group (KCIG) 49
King’s Cross Partnership (KCP) 31, 125, 129
King’s Cross Railway Lands Group (KXRLG) 4–5, 26, 31, 67, 131, 141, 143–8, 154–5, 165–6
King’s Cross Recruit (KXR) 127, 182–3
King’s Cross station
new curved concourse roof 88, 171
new station concourse 29, 30, 88, 171, 172, 194
refurbishment 172
site context 74
station box beneath 29
station concourse area 90
King’s Cross Think Again Group 165, 166
King’s Cross underground concourses 33, 34, 49
King’s Place 187
land rights and wayleaves 170, 173
land uses 207
land valuation 29, 38, 41, 173, 194
landscape strategy 93
legibility 102
leisure facilities 99, 124, 142, 205 (see also recreational facilities)
listed buildings 61, 65, 69, 74, 75 (see also historic buildings)
Local Development Framework 9, 135
Local Development Plan 10
local employment 48, 49, 124–7, 182–3, 205
Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) 10
London and Continental Railways (LCR) 31, 35, 36, 37, 38–9
bus depot 122
lessons learnt 195
obtaining vacant possession 170
sale of government stake in 202
London Communications Agency (LCA) 41
London Development Agency (LDA) 175
London mayor see mayor of London
London Olympics 35, 38, 170–1, 193, 194
London Plan
alignment of UDP to 10, 63, 65, 197
energy assessments 118
King’s Cross as opportunity area 145–6
London Regeneration Consortium (LRC) 26–31, 40, 41–2, 125
London Underground see underground concourses
London Underground Limited (LUL) 57, 172, 173
Maiden Lane Estate 187
Manhattan Loft Corporation 37
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) 27, 29, 42
Norman Foster’s 28, 29, 30, 42
masterplanning team 73
mayor of London 61, 63, 121–2, 164–5, 201 (see also Greater London Authority (GLA))
medical facilities 124, 177, 205
Metropolitan Railway 20
Metropolitan Walk 66
Midland Railway 20
minority groups 136
mixed community 115
mixed use development 68, 69, 145, 183, 192, 194, 208
Mott Macdonald 173
National Freight Corporation (NFC) 25
national interest 191
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 10, 201
negotiating process 52–6, 129–31, 196–7
Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy 45
neighbourhoods 109 (see also place making)
Network Rail 92, 171, 172, 173
Nolan Report 155
Nolli plan 77
North Central One (NC1) 182, 185
North London Line 33
office floor space 68, 107, 108, 141, 207
office values in Central London 192
Olympics see London Olympics
open space see public open space
Pancras Road 173
Parabola Land Ltd 187
Parameters for Regeneration 137
parks 67, 80, 82, 101, 140, 183
participation ‘ladder’ 148
partnership working 39, 52, 58, 106–7, 126, 196
personal relationships 199
Planning Aid for London (PAL) 140
planning application 152 (see also section 106 agreement)
approval of section 106
development control subcommittee 154–64
hybrid application 65, 67, 188, 197
variations to the planning consent 176–7
planning constraints 145–6, 197
planning process 8–16, 134–5, 197–8
implications of recent changes to 200
Plimsoll Viaduct 62
plot ratios 207
policy objectives 49–50, 56, 67
political considerations
anti-development campaigns 44–5
community consultation 146
decision-making structure 46–7
planning decisions 153, 161–4, 167–8
stakeholder management 131, 199
Porphyrios Associates 73, 76–7, 80, 86, 92
pre-application consultations 134–9
pre-school provision 176
Principles for a Human City 55, 116, 137, 178
privately managed space 116, 177
project coordination 38
psychological connections 97, 99
public consultation see community consultation
public information 137
public open space 66, 78, 80, 88, 92–3, 101
consultation responses 142
management and maintenance 116–17, 177
public realm 67, 93, 115–17, 177, 205
public-private finance initiative (PFI) 33, 42
recreational facilities 99, 124, 142
recruitment centre 182
regeneration 26–31, 127, 161–2, 187–8, 190
conservation area 62
Regent’s Network 142
Regional Policy Guidance (RPG) 108, 145
Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) 108, 110
renewable energy 117
Resident Social Landlords 200
residential accommodation see housing
restaurants 177
retail 68, 142, 177–8, 179, 183, 207
Rowntree Foundation 112
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 185
schedule of accommodation 67
schools 124 (see also education; primary school)
section 106 agreement 11 (see also affordable housing)
approval by development subcommittee 162–5
calculating the value of 127–9, 131
policy changes affecting 201
shared ownership/equity 110, 111
Shaw Corporation 187
Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) 31, 125
site coverage and uses 208
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) 26, 27, 29, 42
skills and recruitment centre 182
social community fund 123
social equality agenda 45–6, 127
social housing see affordable housing
social sustainability 109
Somali community 144
connecting with 94
historical perspective 22
Somers Town People Forum 142
squares see public open space
St George 40 (see also Argent St George)
St Pancras Chambers 36–7, 42, 74, 114
St Pancras Hospital 187
Barlow canopy 21
St Pancras ward 45
statutory consultees 131, 139, 141
Stanley Buildings 22, 74, 89, 92, 103, 141, 173
Stanton Williams 186
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) 135
statistical data 46, 68, 183, 207–8
statutory consultees 131, 139, 141
Stock Conversion and Investment Trust 25
street scales 99
student housing 113, 114, 114, 175, 176, 183
Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) 63
sustainable lettings policy 114
tall buildings 84, 89 (see also building heights)
Three Dragons Report 110
tours of site 181
Towards an Integrated City 56
Townshend Landscape Architects 73, 93
for construction 125, 177, 182
Transport for London (TfL) 63, 87, 88, 119, 120–2, 122
transport interchange 119
‘Triangle’ site 59, 60, 110, 114, 150, 166–7
trust 199
underground and subway link 172 underground concourses 33, 34, 49, 88, 171
Union Railways 57
Unitary Development Plan (UDP) 63, 137
alignment to London Plan 10, 63, 65, 197
housing targets 64, 67, 108, 110
University of the Arts London (UAL) 174, 183
vacant possession 170
visitor centre 181
walking times 120
West Paddington Partnership 126
Western ticket hall 34
workshops (public consultation) 137
workspace 125
World Bank 191