Category Archives: Planning, Licensing and Regulation

Should there be an official neighbourhood forum for KIng’s Cross?

Under the Localism Act, a neighbourhood such as the King’s Cross area can have a neighbourhood forum that creates a neighbourhood development plan (and neighbourhood development orders) for approval by the local authorities and an independent inspector. In principle, then, … Continue reading

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KX Development Forum meets 7 Feb

The next meeting of the Forum is from 7:00 to 9:00 on Thursday 9 February in Committee Room 2 of Camden Town Hall. At the meeting the Forum will discuss what is now known about: The desirability and feasibility of … Continue reading

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4 York Way in the news again…

The Bulletin Board recently received the following information from Dave Fordham, Service Manager of Trading Standards and I thought it would be of interest to all local residents. On 10 May 2011 DJD Retail trading as Bookshop at 4 York Way, … Continue reading

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Permission refused for big hotel block on Euston Road

In other news about hotel developments in the area, the proposal to build a 7-storey hotel directly opposite King’s Cross station has been rejected. Camden Council has cited 18 reasons why permission was refused, but the main two justifications are … Continue reading

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Limited improvements to fatal junction begin next month

From 9 January 2012 to 9 January 2013 the left turn at the junction of Euston Road/Pentonville Road into York Way will be suspended at certain times of the day whilst Transport for London (TfL) undertakes limited improvements.

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Don’t forget Team Cally invites you along on Wednesday

Team Cally writes: ‘We were set up to improve the way that decisions are taken in Caledonian Ward, Islington (the area just northeast of KX station). We would like to invite you to the next Ward Partnership meeting so that we … Continue reading

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Never mind the White Cliffs, it’s the Glass Precipice

When visitors arrive in London by exiting from the front of King’s Cross in future, they may well be greeted by this sight, if developers are successful. A company has applied for permission to build a 7-storey, 167-room hotel squarely … Continue reading

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UPDATE – 9 Caledonian Road – SEX SHOP RE-APPEARS

Background For more then ten years No. 9 Caledonian Road has been a Licensed Sex Shop…. but most local residents never realized this as it’s license from the Council contained several Conditions that probhibited the premises from advertising “adult” materials … Continue reading

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