OPDC – Planning Committee Member

London • £2,000 per annum Appointment to the Planning Committee of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC).

Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) was established by the Mayor of London to ensure that the £1.7bn government investment in HS2’s Old Oak Common Station results in not just the largest new super-hub station ever to be built in the UK, but a renewed place, with the best possible benefits for local communities and newcomers alike, on a scale comparable to some of the largest regeneration locations of recent decades, such as Stratford, Kings Cross and Elephant Park. OPDC is uniquely placed, through its powers as a Mayoral Development Corporation, to coordinate regeneration at scale to capitalise on the area’s full potential. Old Oak and Park Royal is the largest undeveloped regeneration site in London and one of the largest Opportunity Areas. There is the potential to deliver over 12,000 homes by 2024, 25,000 over the longer term, and a million square metres of new commercial space, bringing 56,000 jobs and an estimated £7.5bn to the London and UK economy.

It is an incredibly exciting time for OPDC, with our Local Plan, a planning policy framework for the next 20 years and beyond, having recently been adopted in June 2022. We have already overseen 7,000 homes delivered on site or in the planning pipeline and are now working collaboratively with central government on a development strategy set to create a whole new urban district for West London, with the HS2 superhub station at its heart. Our planning committee will play a key role in supporting this ambition.

As a Planning Committee Member, you will help us shape this part of West London, delivering the Mayor’s vision for Old Oak and Park Royal. This is a real opportunity for individuals who wish to contribute to improving the lives of all Londoners, to supporting London’s diverse communities and to play a major part in the UK’s recovery.

Old Oak and Park Royal has some of the most diverse communities in the UK, and we are working to ensure that our organisation reflects this as closely as possible. We are therefore especially keen to hear from applicants whose lived experience and/ or professional and voluntary work demonstrates a deep understanding of working in a multi-cultural, dynamic and diverse environment.

The time commitment expected would be to attend an initial training session and then Planning Committee once a month in person, to attend the monthly briefing meeting remotely and to attend site visits which are likely to be approximately quarterly.

With a strong commitment to West London and its communities, you must be able to operate in a high profile, publicly accountable environment, ideally will be a qualified town planner, and need to have already proved yourself at a senior level in the housing, development, legal, planning or regeneration sectors.

For more information about the role and how to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/3zVjY77 Closing date: Sunday 4 September 2022 before 23:59.