HIGH SPEED TWO: PARK ROYAL

Tom Hinds – Area Petition Manager, London Metropolitan

Agenda

1. What is HS2?

2. Why do we need it?

3. What stage has the project got to?

4. Benefits for Park Royal 5. Construction impacts on Park Royal 6. Wider developments in the area 7. Questions

What is HS2?

• A 21st century high speed rail backbone, integrated with the existing network • Direct, high capacity, rail links between our major cities:  Phase 1: London to West Midlands  Phase 2: Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, East Midlands • Up to 18 trains per hour, each carrying up to 1,100 passengers • Catalyst for regeneration at Old Oak Common and other station sites

The case for HS2

• We need to act to increase capacity. • In 2011/12 passengers made around 1.5 billion journeys, almost doubled since 1994/95 • By mid 2020s, key routes connecting London, the Midlands and the North will be

overwhelmed without HS2

• Capacity freed up on existing network (for passengers and freight) • The core cities predict that HS2 will underpin the delivery of 400,000 jobs • Foundation for future growth and prosperity

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Where are we ?

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Park Royal / Old Oak Common

Major interchange station:  HS2  Crossrail  GWML  Heathrow Express One of the best connected stations in the UK Significant regeneration opportunity, potential for:  90,000 jobs  19,000 new homes

Old Oak Common interchange

Construction Impacts

8 • Construction map of Old Oak Common / Victoria Road area

Construction Impacts

9 • Construction map of Atlas Road area

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Construction impacts on Park Royal

• Land needed – compensation and relocation assistance for displaced businesses • Code of Construction Practice and other control measures to reduce construction effects (e.g. noise, dust) as far as reasonably practicable • Traffic Management Plans to reduce impact of:  Construction traffic  Partial/full road closures

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Wider developments affecting the area

• Possible new rail link between Crossrail and WCML (being considered as part of HS2 project) • TfL consultation on options for a new overground station began 22 nd September (see TfL website) • Wider Mayoral plans for redevelopment (“Vision for Old Oak”; MDC) • QPR stadium consultation began 15 th September

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Any questions?

If you would like to get in touch:

Tom Hinds

(Area Petition Manager London Metropolitan) [email protected]

0207 944 2217

William Shockley

(Area Petition Analyst Park Royal Businesses) [email protected]

0207 944 0213