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King's Cross Islington and Traffic Here Could Worsen Development of King’S Cross Central Progresses, Increasing with the Construction of the King’S Cross Development King’s Cross: Shaping the Future DRAFT Contents Foreword 1 Summary 3 Why a Place Plan? 7 What the area is like and what the issues are 15 The vision 35 Delivering the vision: Community and living 37 Movement and spaces 46 Local economy and public image 61 Development and renewal 71 Implementation and monitoring 79 Reference documents 80 Action plan 81 Foreword King’s Cross is an area of constant change. Since the Across the border in Islington lie two smaller regeneration arrival of the railway in the 1850s the area has continuously projects that have been successfully delivered in recent evolved and adapted. The presence of the railway has years. The brand new development King’s Place facing York accelerated the pace of change for local people and it can Way and King’s Cross Central as well as the Regent’s Canal, often feel that at least parts of the area are in a constant opened its doors to the public in 2008. It is a successful state of flux. mixed-use development with a music venue, gallery, restaurant, café and offices. Heritage-based regeneration Often change has been of huge benefit. In the late 1990s took place further south along York Way in the form of the investment and hard work helped drastically reduce street Regent’s Quarter through the creative reuse of existing drugs and prostitution which in turn improved safety and nineteenth century buildings. encouraged further investment. The level of redevelopment and investment provides Now the former railway lands are being redeveloped in one unrivalled opportunities for the people who live in this of Europe’s largest regeneration projects, raising the profile dynamic area. Increased and improved access to local of King’s Cross nationally and internationally. The 2000 new employment, new public open spaces, a new library and homes, a new university and some 5 million sq ft of new leisure centre, a new healthy living centre and more could all office space will radically change the area once again for the be of huge benefit to the people who are already here and people who already live on all four sides of the development. the new communities to come. Add to that the new Francis Crick research centre being built But there are big challenges that we face too. There is a in Brill Place, and reviews of both Councils’ own properties need for significant investment in local housing and schools. (for example Camden Council’s Community Investment In addition to the large redevelopment at King’s Cross Programme) that will see some buildings redeveloped or Central, there are various smaller sites in the surrounding sold to reinvest in other local services like schools and it’s neighbourhoods that provide the opportunity to build more not difficult to see why the scale and pace of change can at new homes, including much needed affordable homes. times be seen as daunting – and almost always the subject of intense debate. 1 The economic climate means we need a renewed focus on This is a living document and the action plan will be ensuring local people, in particular young people, have monitored and developed over time with continuing input access to the new jobs that will be created and the training from the people and organisations who live and work here. so that they have the skills to compete. And despite King’s Cross’ connection to the rest of London, the UK and Europe King’s Cross is undergoing radical and rapid change. We will local travel can often be very challenging. In particular the ensure that everyone who lives here can really share in the large one-way system that dominates the area makes it benefits. difficult for pedestrians and cyclists to move around. It’s vital that the enormous change happening in the King’s Cross area doesn’t leave existing communities behind. Place shaping is a way of looking at local areas to identify what local people need, what the opportunities are and how Councillor Valerie Leach the two can be linked to make sure people can make the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and most of their lives and the opportunities that exist locally. Growth Nowhere in both Camden and Islington is it more important Camden Council to get this right than in King’s Cross. This joint Camden and Islington place plan and action plan has been developed following consultation with people and and organisations who live and work in King’s Cross. They also draw on a range of previous consultations and engagement in the area and a long history of community involvement in King’s Cross. Councillor James Murray Executive Member for Housing and Development Islington Council 2 Summary This Place Plan has been jointly prepared by the London 1 What the area is like and what the issues are Boroughs of Camden and Islington to address a wide range of issues in the King’s Cross area. It adopts a placeshaping The first part of the Plan (pages 12-31) describes the approach to understanding and addressing the needs and area, its people and communities and the issues they priorities of local communities and the opportunities that face. These have been identified from data collected exist in the area. The King’s Cross area has been chosen by both Councils, work in this area and feedback from as an area of focus for this work because of the extensive consultations with local stakeholders and community development and investment taking place alongside existing representatives. Key issues include the strong and communities with their own particular needs. vibrant nature of the community as well as the challenges in balancing the area’s various roles and The plan is made up of four main elements which are wide mix of uses. summarised below: The area is undergoing substantial change as a result of large redevelopment projects such as King’s Cross Central, while Camden Council’s Community Investment Programme and Islington Council’s development of housing on Council-owned sites will result in further development and investment in housing and community buildings to help meet identified needs. The area is one of the best connected areas in the country with major transport hubs and a range of underground and bus services, but at the same time movement around the area can be difficult with barriers such as roads and railways which are difficult to cross. 3 2 Vision Consideration of the area’s characteristics and identified issues has informed the vision which has been developed with local communities to guide the Councils’ approach to the area and the actions and interventions we will make and encourage our partners to make. The vision is set out in full on page 32. In summary it envisages a King’s Cross area where: Local communities benefit from their central location and the major investment taking place in King’s Cross Facilities, housing (including affordable housing) Local people have access to employment and and services will meet the needs of current and training and local businesses will be supported to new communities grow Routes through and between parts of the wider area will be improved and barriers will be overcome to enable communities to meet and access opportunities The appearance and image of the area will continue to improve and long term benefit will be secured from the Olympics in 2012 The environment and air quality will see real improvement The distinct character and needs of different communities in the area will be recognised and addressed 4 3 Delivering the Vision Local economy and image – which discusses This section explains how we will go about delivering supporting local business and access to the vision. It discusses the actions that are already employment and training; promoting the area as a being taken and further actions that can be taken over creative and cultural hub; continuing the short, medium and long term to achieve aspirations improvements to the area’s image; and for the area. This section is around four themes: harnessing Olympic opportunities for long term benefit. Community and living – which discusses matters such as securing benefits for local Development and renewal – which discusses people, particularly young people, and minimising the importance of planned major development the impacts of development; supporting the delivering local community benefits; projects to voluntary sector; delivering new leisure facilities make use of Council property to generate and youth facilities; and tackling community investment in local schools and housing and safety. community facilities; the importance of delivering housing on smaller sites; and the longer term Movement and spaces – which emphasises the potential of the Camley Street area to address importance of making changes to the one-way some of the identified issues. traffic system; discusses how east-west routes and connections to Maiden Lane estate in Camden and the Bemerton Estate in Islington can be improved; measures to improve Euston Road crossings and safety for pedestrians and cyclists; connections across York Way; routes into and through King’s Cross Central; making better use of the canal; and delivering improved public spaces. 5 4 Action Plan The action plan (from page 78) brings together the headline objectives identified in the vision in a table and details the specific actions that will contribute to their delivery. For example, improving east-west routes through the area will include delivering planned improvements along Phoenix Road and Brill Place, throughout the Bemerton Estate, ensuring the new connection is provided through the Francis Crick Institute (planned medical research facility) as well as exploring options for other complementary improvements.
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