Planning, Politics and City-Making

Peter Bishop is a town planner, Professor of Urban Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture, visiting professor at Nottingham Trent and a Director at architects Allies and Morrison. Previous posts include Deputy CE at the London Development Agency and Director of Environment at Camden where he led the negotiations on the King’s Cross. Lesley Williams is an environmental scientist, town planner and writer specialising in design and facilitation of stakeholder involvement processes, consensus building and partnership development. She has carried out work for Development Trust Association, the Environment Agency, UK Police Authorities, L.B. Tower Hamlets, CABE and the Civic Trust Regeneration Unit.

• 1. Introduction 2. The Planning and Development Process 3. History and Development Context 4. Establishing the Framework for Negotiations 5. The Masterplan 6. The Middle Game 7. Community Consultation 8. The Decision 9. Building King's Cross Central 10. Conclusions