Old Oak Land Assembly

On 12 September 2025, OPDC made The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (Old Oak) Compulsory Purchase Order 2025 (the CPO).

The CPO 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 with key stakeholders, owners and occupiers and the wider community who may be impacted by the CPO. There has been a strong focus on the acquisition of land by agreement, which will continue, 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, view the Land Assembly and Relocation Strategy (PDF). 

View the CPO schedule of interests and order map:

• Compulsory Purchase Order Schedule (PDF)
• Compulsory Purchase Order Map (PDF)

View OPDC's statement of reasons for making the CPO.

View the formal notice of the making of the CPO (PDF).

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 8 October 2025)
• The Collective, Nash House, Old Oak Ln, London NW10 6FF
• Harlesden Library, Craven Park Rd, London NW10 8SE

The objection period has now ended.

OPDC is in the process of considering the objections received and 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, the Secretary of State will arrange for these to be heard at a public 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:

• email [email protected]
• call +44 7761 346014

A member of the team will respond to you.

As part of the promotion and making of the CPO, we collect and process personal data about affected parties.

For more information, read our privacy notice which sets out what we do with this data and data subjects' data protection rights.