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One of London’s greatest current challenges is building enough affordable housing to accommodate a fast-growing population. One of the solutions to this problem was presented by developer Geoff Springer of London + Regional Properties. The proposal includes two towers of at least 30 storeys each, eight buildings between 20 and 30 storeys each, and a building in the centre of the development that will rise up to 45 storeys high. To be submitted for planning consent later this year, the Old Oak Park scheme will include the preservation and use of an old Rolls Royce factory on the site and a new basin off the Grand Union Canal.
Originally, the company planned to build a total of 9,000 homes in the apartment block, an estimate that was lowered to 7,000 and then further lowered to their current estimate of 6,500. This poses a problem for the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation and the Deputy for Housing James Murray, as the goal of any redevelopment for the Old Oak area is to provide the maximum possible amount of affordable housing for West London. According to Murray, this project is an important one and has the potential to deliver tens of thousands of new homes and employment.
The OPDC will soon be making a preliminary decision on the Old Oak Park development, and Mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed a senior level official to head a two-month evaluation of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation to ensure that everything is planned and executed properly in regards to the goals of the development. Once the evaluation is conducted and past decisions made by the OPDC are reviewed, industry experts will be helping the corporation ensure that this scheme is executed to its fullest potential.
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