Old Oak Land Assembly

On 12^th September 2025, OPDC made The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (Old Oak) Compulsory Purchase Order 2025 (the CPO). This will facilitate the delivery of OPDC’s ambitions for the regeneration of Old Oak, which require approximately 31 hectares of land, most of which is owned by public sector stakeholders. This includes land currently in use as construction sites for HS2 and the new Old Oak Common station. The proposals are designed to utilise public sector brownfield land and capitalise on the transformational impacts and effects of the new station at Old Oak Common, which will serve HS2 and the Elizabeth line.

The current fragmented ownership of the land in Old Oak, along with the early strategic infrastructure required to unlock regeneration, acts as a barrier to the comprehensive regeneration of Old Oak. OPDC has sought to negotiate with the owners of the required interests to acquire the interests by agreement as far as possible. However, some interests will need to be acquired compulsorily in order to provide certainty within a reasonable timeframe that all the land and rights required for the regeneration will be available. 

Many public bodies, including OPDC, have the power to make compulsory purchase orders, which enable them to compulsorily acquire land and rights in land. A compulsory purchase order should only be made where there is a compelling case in the public interest. The use of compulsory purchase powers facilitates the delivery of important projects, such as the Old Oak regeneration, that deliver social, environmental and economic change.

OPDC has sought to engage extensively with key stakeholders, owners and occupiers and the wider community who may be impacted by the CPO. There has been a strong focus on acquisition of land by agreement and engagement with affected interests, with a view to acquiring as many interests as possible by agreement. 

For more information on OPDC's approach to engagement with owners, occupiers and those with other interests in land and property in Old Oak, the Land Assembly and Relocation Strategy can be found here. 

The CPO, schedule of interests and order map can be found here:

Compulsory Purchase Order Schedule 

Compulsory Purchase Order Map 

OPDC's statement of reasons for making the CPO is available here.

A formal notice of the making of the CPO is here.

You can also view the CPO documentation in hard copy in the following locations during reasonable hours:

• Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, First Floor, 6-8 Victoria Road, North Acton, W3 6FF (Please note: this is OPDC's new office address as of 8th October)
• The Collective, Nash House, Old Oak Ln, London NW10 6FF
• Harlesden Library, Craven Park Rd, London NW10 8SE

Any objection to the order must be made in writing to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Planning Casework Unit, 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham B2 4BH before 8 October 2025 and should state the title of the order, the grounds of objection and the objector's address and interests in the land. 

OPDC intends to submit the CPO to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for confirmation. If there are unwithdrawn objections from persons with an interest in the land included in the CPO at the end of the objection period, the Secretary of State will arrange for these to be heard at a public local inquiry. The Secretary of State, or an inspector acting on his behalf, will then decide whether to confirm the CPO.

If you have any queries concerning the CPO or how it may affect you, or if you wish to discuss the acquisition of your land and/or interests, please contact the OPDC team at [email protected] or +44 7761 346014 and a member of the team will respond to you.

If you would like to speak with us in person about what this means for you, we will be available for 20-minute appointments on the following dates and times at the following locations, which you can book in advance by contacting the OPDC team using the details above:

• Wednesday 1 October 2025 5.30pm - 8pm The Lab, Oaklands Rise, 19 Green Street, NW10 6FT
• Tuesday 7 October 2025 5.30pm - 8pm The Boardroom – Lysander House 7 Union Way, NW10 6FJ

If you cannot attend at one of these times, then please contact the OPDC team using the details above and we can organise a separate meeting.

As part of the promotion and making of the CPO, we collect and process personal data about affected parties. A copy of our privacy notice setting out what we do with this data and data subjects' data protection rights is available here.