PANELS
PANELS
OPDC COMMUNITY
REVIEW GROUP
View of Wormwood Scrubs © OPDC / Mattr Media
In 2018 the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) asked Frame Projects to set up a Community Review Group to support OPDC in achieving high quality placemaking that reflects the priorities of local people. The group brings together ‘local experts’, people from a non-planning background with a passion for and knowledge of the Old Oak and Park Royal area.
Over the next 30 years and beyond, OPDC wants to make sure that both current and future residents and businesses benefit from the significant investment in the area by the Elizabeth line (formally known as Crossrail) and High Speed 2 (HS2). The Community Review Group will provide a forum for local people to give their views on the regeneration plans, in addition to statutory consultations.
The group is chaired by Tony Burton, a community engagement consultant. The Community Review Group works alongside the OPDC Place Review Group, which has been advising OPDC since 2015 on regeneration plans to bring thousands of new homes and jobs to west London.
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation consultation event © OPDC
Community review group members
Tony Burton (chair)
Ewa Ćwirko-Godycka
Bashir Hasan
Ned Ingham
Iashia John
Rein Leitmaa
Sebastiano Oddi
Yolanda da Souza
Pati Starzykowski
Michael Woods
Alan Woolford
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation consultation event © OPDC
Meeting dates
One Community Review Group meeting is provisionally scheduled every month. These may be used to review development proposals, or for an annual meeting or development session. Meetings may also be required to provide advice on non-application matters such as planning policy development.
The panel meets between 18.30 and 20.30 on a Monday evening. The following dates are currently set for OPDC Community Review Group meetings in 2025:
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13 January
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10 February
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10 March
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14 April
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19 May
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9 June
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7 July
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8 September
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13 October
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10 November
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8 December
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation consultation event © OPDC
Meeting fees
Applicants are referred to the Community Review Group by OPDC as an external service and fees are paid by the applicant to Frame Projects for delivering this service. The current charge for an OPDC Community Review Group meeting is:
• Community review £4,675 + VAT
The meeting charge includes a contribution to a pool which is used to fund development and training sessions for panel members, and future panel recruitment.
The cost of venue hire, if required, would be in addition to the charges above.
Where a scheduled review is subsequently cancelled or postponed by the applicant, an administrative charge will be applied:
• 50% of full cost: less than two weeks before
scheduled review
• £800 + VAT: between two and four weeks
before scheduled review
The old Torpedo Factory, a local heritage asset © OPDC by Mattr Media Ltd
