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Old Oak Common and Park Royal Development Corporation (incl. HS2 station)
- Published: 30 Apr 2019
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- Published: 05 Feb 2019
Old Oak HS2 station (image updated post-exhibition launch)
A number of exhibitions are being held across the borough this month concerning the design of the HS2 station at Old Oak, which is at the heart of the OPDC area. This is the major interchange between HS2 and The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail), due to be the busiest interchange in the UK after London Waterloo.
The architects are WilkinsonEyre and let us hope they come up with a design which measures up to the importance of the project.
Details of times and locations are shown in the diary with links to maps – the first event is today, 5th February.
- Published: 19 Nov 2018
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- Published: 06 Sep 2018
London Open House offers a wonderful opportunity to explore buildings all over London – including in our Borough. The full listing of 27 buildings open to see in H&F over the weekend of 22-23 September is available here. Why not also stroll or cycle round the nominations and winners of our own Environment Awards ?
And as the northern boundaries of the Borough become more important, on both dates there is a walk round part of the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Area led by art historian Magdalen Evans, details here
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- Published: 08 May 2018
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- Published: 18 Jan 2018
There have been no new major site applications. The updated Local Plan originally planned for the Spring will not now be ready until the Summer – and this is thought to be due to the difficulties of reconciling the proposals with the realisation that the huge area of land required for the Crossrail Elizabeth line sidings cannot be built over economically and therefore will radically reduce the area of land available for development.- Published: 24 Nov 2017
The plans for the OPDC area continue to advance despite the many problems, not least the funding of the massive infrastructure which will be necessary. It is a concern that often the thinking is not co-ordinated between the various agencies. Transport for London (TfL) recently consulted on the design of two of the proposed Overground stations at Hythe Road and Old Oak Common Lane but these were isolated from the adjoining proposals for the Elizabeth Crossrail line and HS2 station at Old Oak Common Lane. At present there is no funding for the TfL stations and the designs seem unnecessarily heavy and clumsy.- Published: 31 Oct 2017
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Open Meeting: Improving our Streets
TODAY: Wed 19th Jun | 6:15 pm - 9:00 pm
London Forum, The Gallery, 75 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ (Map)
LONDON FORUM Open Meeting on Improving our Streets
How can we make our streets safer, more pleasant and more walkable? Can we introduce more greenery? What are the lessons from recent projects in Camden and the City of London, and what should we be doing in our own boroughs?
If you are not part of a Member Society (e.g. Hammersmith), you can sign up for one of the limited number of free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-the-public-realm-tickets-62150710448
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Mon 15th Jul | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Town Hall, King Street, W6 9JU (Map)
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