Imperial College buys further into North Acton

Imperial College London has confirmed the purchase of Victoria Industrial Estate from SEGRO plc.

"The site has been identified for major mixed-use development by Imperial’s strategic partners Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) and Ealing Council as part of the area’s significant regeneration plans. In the future it could provide an opportunity for the expansion of new science and innovation spaces alongside accommodation for innovators. 

"Imperial’s investment has been supported by the Government’s emerging Industrial Strategy and the significant demand from deep-tech entrepreneurs wanting to scale up in Imperial’s existing innovation spaces. The acquisition and plans have been supported by the Government’s proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, with a renewed drive on delivering major infrastructure and commercial development for the Science and Innovation industry."

The full flummery:

Imperial announces a major investment in Old Oak to drive the WestTech Corridor | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Activity in Park Royal (and ADSA redevelopment)

(to be completed)

1- Map!

2- ASDA redevelopment (with link)
3 - London Borough of Ealing 'Highways Improvement' (with two PDFs)

4 - New Controlled Parking Zone proposals (to follow)

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"We are proposing to redesign Park Royal Road and Acton Lane to reduce issues with heavy traffic. Cycling on these roads is difficult due to the high volume of lorries and buses. Parked cars on both sides of Park Royal Road make the congestion worse, causing delays as large vehicles cannot pass each other. Uncontrolled parking also leads to long-term car dumping, while future developments are expected to further increase traffic.

"To address these challenges, the council proposes improving the road layout to reduce congestion and improve travel for all road users. On Park Royal Road, key proposals include a new two-way cycle track shared with pedestrians, removing parking on the east side to widen the road, and redesigning crossings for safer access. On Acton Lane, protected cycle lanes would be added to improve safety for cyclists, and the junction will be redesigned to help slow-turning vehicles."

This consultation is open between 25 September and 17 October 2024.

Park Royal Road and Acton Lane Proposals[1] by scribdstorage on Scribd

Park Royal Road and Acton Lane Location Plan[1] by scribdstorage on Scribd

[Republished from Sept 2019] Architects' Journal: "Old Oak Common regeneration is a train crash and City Hall is to blame"

"You cannot make great pieces of city simply by setting housing targets," writes Paul Finch

Link to web site

"The biggest housing and jobs initiative in the country, being overseen by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), will have to be massively scaled back following devastating findings by the planning inspector in respect of its draft local plan.

"In a nutshell, the inspector has upheld the views of the biggest landowner affected, Cargiant, that the proposed plan is a dead duck. He found that, instead of delivering 25,000 homes and 65,000 jobs, the development corporation should scale this back to 14,200 and 37,590 respectively – because plans to develop Cargiant's land are 'unviable and ought to be deleted from the plan'.

"This all took me back to the summer of 2015, when I started chairing a small design panel for Cargiant and London & Regional Properties. The joint venture planned to redevelop Cargiant's site (at Old Oak Park, where it employs some 800 people, mostly engineers working to bring used cars up to scratch prior to resale)."

Oct 2024: HS2 (a) publishes schedules of Old Oak Common work and (b) hates traffic congestion on Victoria Road!

 

How OPDC tried to remove the planned North Acton station footbridge

2024-02-28 North Acton Station Issues and Unlawful OPDC Actions by scribdstorage on Scribd