Entries from October 2009

October 2, 2009

Kings Cross Central – open for affordable housing

Forum meets
See Meeting Dates page for notes of October 5th meeting
£42m funding boost for Kings Cross affordable housing

[By Will Mann in Contract Journal 8 October 2009

 
The Homes and Communities Agency has announced a £42m grant to help deliver affordable housing at the King’s Cross Central regeneration scheme.

King’s Cross Central, a joint venture between Argent, London & Continental Railways and [...]

October 2, 2009

Terms of Reference 2009

King’s Cross Development Forum
The Terms of Reference shown below which would have effect if a Secetary had been elected are shown in red.
*The Forum agreed at the same meeting that the provision for 6 Forum meetings per year and 6 Co-ordinating Groups per year (10.1 and 10.2) may not be adhered to in the present situation.
Terms [...]

October 2, 2009

Annual Review 2009 – crucial year for Forum

Annual review September 2008 to August 2009
Withdrawal of support by Camden
Following a series of meetings in which Camden offered less each time, the Borough entirely withdrew administrative support, upon which the constituent organizations and members hitherto depended for the Forum to operate.
At the request of Forum members who met on 18 September 2008 the Chair [...]

October 2, 2009

‘So what is actually going to happen at King’s Cross Central now?’ The Forum heard at German Gym on Monday 5 October

Robert Evans, Director of Argent (Kings Cross) Ltd, explained what is happening and what the future looks like now.  The credit-crunch shocks of recent months, big changes in the property market and and in economic prospects have changed  the sequence and pace of development at Kings Cross Central. Work goes on at the Granary site to have the [...]