TIMELINE: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PLANNING POLICY

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June 2013 

Old Oak Common – A vision for the future (with early proposals for the area) was published by the London Mayor’s office (with Transport for London and the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham for a three month consultation.

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January 2014

Further alterations to the London Plan (the London Mayor’s spatial development strategy) were published for a 3-month consultation. The alterations proposed five new ‘Opportunity Areas’ (reservoirs of brownfield land, which will accommodate a large amount of London’s growth over the next 25 years) including Old Oak Common.

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June 2014

A 3-month consultation took place on proposals to establish a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) to oversee the development for Old Oak and Park Royal.

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September 2014

Transport for London consulted on adding one or more stations to the London Overground at Old Oak Common. Three options were proposed.

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November 2014

A 3-week supplementary consultation on a revised boundary for the Mayoral Development Corporation was carried out.

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December 2014

The London Assembly held an extraordinary meeting on proposals for a new MDC to oversee development in Old Oak and Park Royal. Proposal discussed were the boundaries of the MDC, membership of the board and its planning committee.

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March 2015 

A draft Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity Area Planning Framework (supplementary guidance to the London Plan) was published by the Mayor’s office. 

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March 2015

Alterations to the London Plan (noted above) were formally incorporated in the London Plan.

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April 2015

The Old Oak Common and Park Royal Development Corporation was formally established. Click here for more information on the OPDC and its powers, its board and committees and links to the consultation documents. 

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September 2015

The OPDC consulted on its draft Statement of Community Involvement, its Integrated Impact Assessment Scoping Report and draft OPDC Validation Checklist.

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November 2015

The Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity Area Planning Framework, was published by the London Mayor.  

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January 2016

The OPDC published its Statement of Community Involvement following consultation on a draft which was published in August 2015.

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February 2016

The OPDC consulted on its draft ‘regulation 18’ Local Plan and a number of evidence based document that support the plan. Click here for details.

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June 2016

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, announced a review of the OPDC.

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October 2016 

The OPDC consulted on its draft ‘Community Infrastructure Levy’ 

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November 2016

The OPDC review report with key findings and recommendations was published.

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March 2017

Publication of OPDC's Scrubs Lane Development Framework - direction of travel document.

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June 2017

The OPDC consulted on its revised (regulation 19) Local Plan and 53 supporting (evidence based) documents

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June 2018 OPDC consults on its second revised draft Local Plan

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Click on links (in orange text) to relevant documents or pages