Old Oak

Old Oak is part of the wider Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity Area, one of the UK’s most important and exciting regeneration projects.

With the arrival of HS2 and the Elizabeth line at the new Old Oak Common station within the next decade, the area will benefit from unrivalled connectivity to central London and other major UK cities. This brings an exciting opportunity to deliver Old Oak, a new urban district building on the area’s character, with affordable homes, jobs, local facilities, green and open spaces.

With the help of the local community, OPDC is now developing the emerging principles for how Old Oak should take shape. These principles will also help inform new planning guidance for Old Oak. This is following the adoption of OPDC’s Local Plan in June 2022.

Where is Old Oak?

Old Oak is made up of land surrounding the proposed Old Oak Common Station, Willesden Junction and North Acton. The regeneration will focus on key former industrial brownfield sites, most of which are in public-sector ownership.

The majority of the Old Oak area is within the borough of Ealing and therefore benefits from a clear vision and set of priorities set out in Ealing’s Council Plan, which provides a framework to help guide the future investment and redevelopment of this part of the borough. The council has also recently published its Acton Vision and Framework that will help inform the Old Oak, so neighbouring communities in Acton and beyond can enjoy the benefits of this opportunity.

Old Oak Drop-ins

We are holding a series of drop-in sessions during May to update you on our emerging ideas for Old Oak. At these drop-in sessions, we will display our vision for Old Oak, showing where your feedback has already helped to shape the proposals, and explain the next steps towards delivering the Old Oak regeneration.

We will gather your feedback on our illustrative masterplan proposals and will also share details on how you can get involved in shaping a masterplan framework which will guide future delivery.

Thanks to everyone who came to our events, we are working through your feedback.

Old Oak Growing Forward Ideas Book

Old Oak Growing Forward Ideas Book creatively brings to life the feedback we received during our 2023 Place Labs. Designed by a local graphic designer and featuring eight unique pieces by talented local artists, the book captures three key themes:

1. Celebrate and Connect,
2. Purpose and Play, and
3. Ground and Grow

You can download the Old Oak Growing Forward Ideas Book here.

Old Oak - Community Engagement Summary Report:

The Old Oak Community Engagement Summary report is a culmination of all the feedback we have received through our community engagement activities in Summer 2023.

You can read a copy of the report in the link on the right.

Let’s keep in touch

If you have any questions or want to speak to the Community Engagement Team, please do not hesitate to get in touch. If you would like to speak to the Community Engagement Team in person, you can also visit us every second Tuesday of the month from 3pm–7pm at The Lab, Oaklands Community Centre, Oaklands Rise, NW10 6FJ. You can find out more details of the timings here.