A new station at Willesden Junction is being considered as part of the Mayor of London's plans to transform Old Oak and Park Royal into a "transport super-hub".

Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) chair Liz Peace CBE and CEO Victoria Hills attended a cross-council meeting to discuss the next steps for west London's largest redevelopment on Tuesday (November 21).

At the The West London Economic Prosperity Board (WLEPB) meeting Ms Peace explained work on shorter-term projects, including the 600 new homes being built at Old Oak Common, were the OPDC's current focus.

She said: "It's important to first start the achievable projects that show we are making progress.

"That's why we've started work building the 22,000 homes as promised."

She said a new station at Willesden Junction may be considered in the OPDC's wider plans.

Willesden Junction station "a fantastic opportunity for developers"

Speaking at the meeting, Ms Peace said: "We know many residents would like a new station at Willesden Junction among other things, and these wishes are the kind of things we would like to be involved in in the future."

Speaking to getwestlondon, Ms Peace explained: "We've had putting a new station at Willesden Junction in our mind but it was Councillor Muhammed Butt who made us seriously consider it.

The proposed station at Old Oak Common

"We agree a new station at Willesden Junction is a fantastic opportunity for a new development partner, who could provide the new station and create brilliant opportunities around it."

When questioned by getwestlondon about the progress being made around the HS2 station, she said: "We're engaged in very fruitful discussions with HS2 but it's not going to be built or open before 2026.

Two new London Overground stations have been proposed for Old Oak Common to improve local connections with Crossrail and HS2

"So you have to be realistic - it's very difficult to plan around something before it's built."

When asked about proposals for a West London Orbital Railway, OPDC CEO, Victoria Hills said: "We're supportive of anything that's good for connectivity but we need to understand what the impact of a it would be on development.

"If it all works in harmony then we think it's a wonderful thing."

Two new stations are proposed at Hythe Road and Old Oak Common Lane.

The Old Oak and Park Royal Development promises to provide 22,000 new homes and plans to be where High Speed 2 meets Crossrail, creating super-fast links in and out of the area.

The West London Economic Prosperity Board (WLEPB) is made up of councillors from Brent, Barnet, Ealing, Hounslow, Harrow and Hammersmith and Fulham.

It met on Tuesday (November 21) to discuss the next steps for key west London regeneration projects.

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