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King's Cross Central - A Development Challenge
Marian Larragy and Angela Inglis interview Michael Edwards about the community needs in the King's Cross Developments.
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Read article here: (link to angelainglis.org) |
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Ian Lerner on King’s Cross (May 2006)
Ian Lerner, a property consultant, adviser and estate agent, with offices in Clerkenwell, speaks from forty years experience about development in London. He was volunteered to advise on the P and O Scheme in King’s Cross, now called the Regent’s Quarter, and modestly admits that his ideas proved to be right. He was a major influence in saving Clerkenwell from being bulldozed, and creating it as a thriving residential and working community. He stresses the importance of railway and underground stations in promoting communities, and shows how this is important in King’s Cross Central.
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Marian Larragy and Angela Inglis of Camden Community Radio interviewed him in his Clerkenwell office. They began by asking him to talk about his overall experience and then to discuss Clerkenwell and King’s Cross Central. |
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click here to listen to the interview: mp3 10.5 mb duration: 00:11:34
To learn more about Ian Lerner’s Company please refer to the website: www.ianlerner.co.uk |
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What is at stake in Kings Cross (April 2006)
Rupert Perry and Jean Burnett are members of the King's Cross Conservation Area Advisory Committee (or CAAC for short). They have both been active in voicing their responses and some serious concerns regarding the proposals put forward by the developer for 'King's Cross Central' - that is, on the site of the old railway lands to the North of King's Cross. |
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Angela Inglis, Marian Larragy and Farah Rahman of Camden Community Radio interviewed them to find out What is at stake in King’s Cross. They began by asking Rupert Perry to outline his role and his concerns. |
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listen here: mp3 1.20 mb duration: 00:01:19 |
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So what are the concerns and what should be addressed? Jean Burnett explains the historical context: |
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listen here: mp3 1.67 mb duration: 00:01:49 |
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CAAC understand the need for the new development to be commercially viable but not at the expense of everything which has gone before. Jean Burnett explains:
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listen here: mp3 709 kb duration: 00:00:45 |
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Giving precedence to housing, particularly affordable housing, over office space is one of the key points wanted by CAAC, and by the majority of local residents:
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listen here: mp3 1.43 mb duration: 00:10:34 |
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Information about Conservation Area Advisory Committees
Conservation Area Advisory Committees are set up under the Planning Acts to give advice to Local Authorities on matters relating to conservation areas. Members are normally made up of local and wider representatives from a variety of fields and expertise, including architects, artists, archaeologists, historians, social anthropologists, etc. They meet to discuss policy and advise the Planning Department on heritage issues of specific planning applications.
Conservation Area Status of King’s Cross
King’s Cross is a surviving area of major historical, archictectural, industrial and archaeological significance. It is a microcosm of 19th Century transport history, including the canal, horse and rail transport. It has buildings of truly monumental importance. For example the two train stations and the Granary. King’s Cross has Conservation Area Status in recognition of the setting in which these building stand and the contribution of the lesser buildings and streets and the need to protect this built and social heritage.
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