{"id":149180,"date":"2025-03-04T10:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=149180"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:54:16","slug":"old-oak-common-station-boost-london-economy-by-10bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/projects\/old-oak-common-station-boost-london-economy-by-10bn\/149180\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Oak Common station to boost London economy by \u00a310bn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A new HS2 report claims that the area around the London station will be a new development hotspot, encouraging inward investment<\/h2>\n<p>The report, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs2.org.uk\/what-is-hs2\/hs2-in-west-London\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>From trains to cranes: HS2 and the West London development boom<\/em><\/a>, discusses the area around the Old Oak Common station.<\/p>\n<p>The report describes the area as going through a transport-led regeneration with thousands of new jobs and homes to come over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n<h3>Planning applications in the area have increased since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/video-worlds-largest-luffing-cranes-work-old-oak-common\/144889\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Oak Common<\/a> station began<\/h3>\n<p>The report shows that since Old Oak Common station and HS2 were granted Royal Assent in 2017, the number of planning applications in a 1.5-mile radius around the station has increased by 22%. This includes a 290% increase in new homes, and an uplift of 98% in planned floorspace.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017-2024, the planning applications in the area have accounted for \u00a33.41bn, an increase of 325% from the last seven-year period.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149184\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-149184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"The projected growth to be caused by Old Oak Common station\" width=\"696\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-594x420.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-696x492.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-1068x755.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-1920x1358.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-610x431.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trains-to-Cranes-West-London-Infographic-scaled-1-scaled.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9From trains to cranes \u2013 HS2 and the West London development boom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The analysis estimates more than 22,000 new homes and just under 19,000 new jobs being created in the area over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>It is highlighted that the area is transforming from one primarily focused on retail, wholesale, and logistics industries into an area run by high-tech jobs, innovation, and creative industries. Annual salaries in the area are projected to increase by more than \u00a31,500 per year.<\/p>\n<h3>Old Oak Common will link to more than 100 stations across the UK<\/h3>\n<p>The HS2 station will have 14 platforms for HS2, Great Western Mainline, Heathrow Express, and Elizabeth Line services.<\/p>\n<p>Rail minister, Peter Hendy, said: \u201cThis research demonstrates that the construction of HS2 is driving transformational regeneration around the new station at Old Oak Common, with substantial benefits for local people and new opportunities for businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is exactly what investment in major infrastructure projects can do \u2013 not only will HS2 improve connectivity between London and Birmingham and beyond, but it\u2019s also creating high-skilled jobs, boosting housing and stimulating long-term economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149185\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-149185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture.png\" alt=\"Old Oak Common station planning application effect\" width=\"631\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture.png 631w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-593x420.png 593w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-610x432.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9From trains to cranes: HS2 and the West London development boom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd\u2019s chief executive, said: \u201cHS2 is designed to increase capacity on Britain\u2019s railways, improve connectivity between our two major cities, and kick start growth in the British economy. This research shows how HS2 is doing just that \u2013 boosting economic prosperity locally around HS2\u2019s Old Oak Common station \u2013 years before the first trains leave HS2\u2019s platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It underlines the vital importance of the work I&#8217;m now undertaking to reset HS2 and ensure that this railway is efficiently delivered for the lowest reasonable cost to maximise the benefit to the taxpayer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>David Lunts, chief executive of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), said: \u201cThe delivery of Old Oak Common station is a fantastic catalyst for development and OPDC\u2019s vision for the area will create a new, inclusive urban district for West London. With some 70 acres of development land around the new HS2 station, we have plans for 9,000 new homes and 11,000 new jobs plus new high streets, workspaces, parks and community infrastructure, bringing huge improvements for local communities and substantial growth for the wider London economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report by HS2 has estimated a huge surge for the economy surrounding Old Oak Common station in the wake of HS2&#8217;s construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":149186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[172731],"tags":[997,473,947],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-149180","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-projects","8":"tag-development","9":"tag-hs2","10":"tag-london"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Old Oak Common station to boost London economy by \u00a310bn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new report by HS2 has estimated a huge surge for the economy surrounding Old Oak Common station in the wake of HS2&#039;s construction\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/projects\/old-oak-common-station-boost-london-economy-by-10bn\/149180\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Old Oak Common station to boost London economy by \u00a310bn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new report by HS2 has estimated a huge surge for the economy surrounding Old Oak Common station in the wake of HS2&#039;s construction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/projects\/old-oak-common-station-boost-london-economy-by-10bn\/149180\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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