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Housing: Construction

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 January 2026UIN 104773

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74329 on Housing: Construction, whether the Old Oak Common housing target of 9,000 new homes will be met.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation’s Local Development Plan (2018-2038) identified that the Opportunity Area has the capacity to deliver an indicative 25,500 new homes. The development corporation still expects to deliver up to 9,000 homes on public sector land across the site.

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