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Planning, politics and city making : a case study of King's Cross / by Peter Bishop and Lesley Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bishop, Peter, 1953- author.
- Williams, Lesley, 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--England--London--Case studies.
- King's Cross (London, England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
- Place of Publication:
- London : RIBA Publishing, 2016.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 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
- 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
- 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
- 7. Community consultation
- Pre-application consultations
- Consultations on the original planning applications
- Consultations on the revised planning applications
- King's Cross Railway Lands Group
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780429346798 (electronic bk.)
- 0429346794 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90101118385
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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