2 ▁as ▁a ▁foc al ▁point ▁for ▁local ▁residents , ▁community ▁groups ▁and ▁st ake hold ers ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁on ▁plans ▁to ▁reg ener ate ▁St ▁G iles . ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁were ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Leg al ▁& ▁General ▁made ▁a ▁planning ▁application ▁to ▁begin ▁construction . ▁The ▁scheme ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁local ▁residents ' ▁groups ▁which ▁compla ined ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁const itute ▁an ▁over development ▁of ▁the ▁site , ▁would ▁put ▁too ▁much ▁stra in ▁on ▁local ▁transport ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁too ▁little ▁resident ial ▁accommod ation ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁permission ▁was ▁granted ▁by ▁Cam den ▁council ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁after ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁planning ▁application ▁following ▁a ▁public ▁consult ation . ▁The ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁was ▁reduced ▁from ▁the ▁originally ▁proposed ▁ 1 8 ▁store ys . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁planning ▁agreement , ▁the ▁developers ▁reached ▁a ▁Section ▁ 1 0 6 ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁council ▁to ▁support ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁area , ▁including ▁tree ▁plant ing ▁and ▁the ▁re development ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁M its ub ishi ▁Est ate ▁Co . ▁of ▁Japan ▁formed ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁Leg al ▁& ▁General ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁estimated ▁£ 4 5 0   mill ion ▁cost ▁of ▁building ▁Central