Planning, politics and city making : a case study of King's Cross / by Peter Bishop and Lesley Williams.

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Bishop, Peter, 1953- [Browse]
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English
Published/​Created
  • London : RIBA Publishing, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
xi, 225 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm

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    Whilst there is extensive literature analysing the design and function of new buildings and places, the actual process through which development proposals are actually fashioned - through complex negotiation and deal making, involving many different stakeholders with different agendas - is largely undocumented. Conventional planning theory tends to assume a logical, rational and linear decision-making process, which bears little relationship to reality. This book aims to shed some light on that reality. The King's Cross scheme is one of the largest and most complex developments taking place in Britain today. The planning negotiations, which took six years, were probably some of the most exhaustive debates around a development ever. A report of over 600 pages of technical information was eventually presented to the committee, and after two evenings and ten hours of presentations and debate, the committee approved the scheme by just two votes. Drawing on first-hand interviews and full access to previously confidential material from primary sources, 'Planning, Politics and City-Making: A Case Study of King's Cross' is a fascinating insight into a rarely-told story.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index.
    Contents
    • 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.
    ISBN
    • 1859466354 ((paperback))
    • 9781859466353 ((paperback))
    • 9781859468043
    • 1859468047
    OCLC
    950894967
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