The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation has struck heads of terms with the government, the Department for Transport and Network Rail to bring 70 acres at Old Oak into a single public sector development site, clearing a major hurdle for one of London’s biggest regeneration projects.
The deal means the Old Oak Common scheme can now move toward a £10bn search for a development and investment partner, with OPDC set to launch a two-stage bid contest in May 2026. The preferred partner is due to be chosen by spring 2027, after a tender notice goes live on the OPDC website and the Find a Tender Service from 28 May.
The scale of the project is what gives the agreement its weight. The plan calls for 8,000 homes, 200,000 sq m of commercial and community space, new parks and public realm, and 11,000 jobs around the hub station that will link HS2, the Elizabeth line, the Great Western Main Line and Heathrow Express. The land deal also marks the first time OPDC land and Department for Transport-owned sites have been combined for the project.
The agreement follows £340m of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government funding used by OPDC in 2025 to assemble privately owned land across Old Oak, a step that helped turn a patchwork of holdings into a site the market can now assess as one package. The Public Land Agreement is designed to give that package a clearer shape and a single route to delivery.
Sadiq Khan said the capital’s biggest brownfield site can now deliver for Londoners, with the partnership driving housing delivery and economic growth. Dame Karen Buck called securing the land a breakthrough moment for OPDC, saying the collaboration with national and London government has brought Old Oak together as a single strategic development site and given the market certainty. She said the corporation is now seeking an exemplar joint-venture partner with the vision and capability to turn the ambition into reality.
That next step is where the project either gathers momentum or stalls. The land assembly is done, the public-sector structure is in place and the bidding timetable is fixed, but the real test begins when OPDC asks the market to commit to a scheme that will reshape a long-neglected corner of west London and depend on a station expected to knit together some of the country’s most important rail links.
