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Housing: Construction

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 74329

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of housebuilding on the land designated as industrial at Old Oak Common.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation’s Local Plan of 2022 sets out its vision for Old Oak and Park Royal and its local plan policies.

The evidential framework for their Local Plan is a matter for the Development Corporation.

The government is working closely with the Development Corporation in support of their ambition to regenerate the land around Old Oak Common station and deliver up to 9,000 new homes.

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