Focus week 1-King's Cross Central

King's Cross Central is the redevelopment of 72 acres of redundant rail marshalling yards sandwiched between King's Cross and St Pancras Stations. It presents one of the most exciting and significant development and regeneration opportunities within the UK. The intention of the masterplan is to create a fully accessible and integrated piece of the city including a whole range of cultural, commercial and residential uses. Townshend Landscape Architects were appointed as a core member of the masterplan team to develop a scheme that will be a strong framework for future development. Outline planning permission was granted for the masterplan in April 2006. Since then, Townshend Landscape Architects have been appointed to develop the detailed design for the public realm for the first two phases of King's Cross Central, with work on site scheduled to commence on the first phase in the summer of 2007.