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Post by Macmoish on Sept 10, 2014 16:38:04 GMT
QPR official PUBLISHED 17:00 10th September 2014 by @qprfc Local residents encouraged to have their say on stadium-led regeneration plans ... ALMOST 600 local residents have already responded to Queens Park Rangers Football Club’s consultation on its plans to regenerate what is currently an unsightly and under-used brownfield site at Old Oak in West London, with over 80% of respondents welcoming the proposals. Last week, the Club delivered over 50,000 newsletters to homes and businesses across West London, inviting people to come and see the initial plans and to have their say on what should be considered before developing them further. A project website – www.new-queens-park.co.uk – has also been established for people to learn more and post feedback. QPR Chairman, Tony Fernandes, said: “We are delighted with the initial response and we would encourage local residents to get involved in the consultation events. We are looking to deliver much more than just a stadium. We want to create a new destination which will serve as a catalyst for regeneration, creating thousands of new jobs and homes for local people. “We want to share our ideas and plans and in turn hear from the local community. The aim is that local residents, our fans and others with an interest in this part of London will come along and help us shape our proposals.” In the first four days of consultation, 570 people responded to the consultation with: 80% agreeing with the Club’s vision for Old Oak. Just 3% say they do not agree. 85% agreeing that it is the right location for the new QPR stadium. Just 4% disagree. Next week, QPR will be widening their community engagement by holding public exhibitions at venues across the three Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent and Ealing. Exhibitions will take place at: Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road, London, W12 7PJ 2-8pm, Monday 15th September 2014 2-8pm, Tuesday 16th September 2014 Skyline suite, Holiday Inn London West, 4 Portal Way, North Acton, W3 6RT 4-8pm, Wednesday 17th September 2014 4-8pm, Thursday 18th September 2014 St Mark's Church Hall, Bathurst Gardens, Kensal Rise, NW10 5HX 12 noon–4pm, Friday 19th September 2014 9am–1pm, Saturday 20th September 2014 Old Oak is set to change dramatically over the coming years. Last year the Mayor of London, in partnership with the local boroughs, published a vision document describing how the area could be transformed with new transport connections, businesses and jobs, homes and community facilities, as well as a new stadium. Now Queens Park Rangers Football Club has assembled a world class design team to prepare plans so that Old Oak can become home for their new 40,000 seat stadium, opening the way for thousands of new homes and jobs to be delivered with easy access to the planned Crossrail/HS2 interchange. QPR’s consultation will run until Friday 17th October 2014. Read more at www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/100914-hundreds-respond-to-qprs-consultation-on-old-oak-common-1905884.aspx#hAqYXOYJuI6gVx7s.99
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 11, 2014 7:55:04 GMT
For those who havent filled it in or checked: This is the QPR Questionnaire New Queens Park 1. Name Name 2. Address Address Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City Postcode 3. Email Address Email Address 4. Do you agree with our vision for Old Oak? Do you agree with our vision for Old Oak? Yes Yes - with reservations No 5. Do you think this is the right location for a new QPR stadium? Do you think this is the right location for a new QPR stadium? Yes Yes - with reservations No 6. Would you agree with naming the development New Queens Park? Would you agree with naming the development New Queens Park? Yes Yes - with reservations No * 7. Do you have any other comments about our plans? Do you have any other comments about our plans? 8. If you do not wish to be kept updated about our proposal, please tick this box. If you do not wish to be kept updated about our proposal, please tick this box. I do not wish to be updated Powered by SurveyMonkey Check out our sample surveys and create your own now! www.new-queens-park.co.uk/survey.php
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 14, 2014 12:16:13 GMT
Brent and Kilburn Times Brent Council slams Mayor of London’s regeneration plans for Harlesden and Park RoyalMyron Jobson, Reporter Friday, September 12, 2014 2:29 PM Brent Council have slammed proposals to grant the Mayor of London with sweeping new planning powers to deliver the regeneration of Old Oak Common and Park Royal. An image of QPR's new stadium, which is planned as part of the Old Oak Common developmentAn image of QPR's new stadium, which is planned as part of the Old Oak Common development Under the proposals, a new Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) will be set up to oversee the major transformation of the areas as part of a 30-year regeneration programme. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, claims the scheme will deliver 24,000 new homes and 55,000 new jobs in the district. It aims to maximise the benefits of the proposed improvements to the rail network in Old Oak Common, including a new High Speed 2 and Crossrail interchange, and a football stadium for Queens Park Rangers. Cllr Muhammed Butt is the leader of Brent CouncilCllr Muhammed Butt is the leader of Brent Council While acknowledging the need of a new body to deliver the project, a report by Brent Council’s strategic director of regeneration and growth identifies a catalogue of concerns over the plans. It calls for the boundary, under the remit of the proposed MDC, to exclude the Northfield Industrial Estate, as not to infringe on the council’s own regeneration plans for Alperton. In addition, the 10-page dossier calls for the council cabinet members to reject a change which impacts a charge set by the local authority to developers of new builds -known as the community infrastructure levy. What’s more, the report identifies the need for Cllr Muhammed Butt, leader of Brent Council, to sit on the MDC board to maximise the proposed improvements to the borough’s transport and social infrastructure. Old Oak Common right now (Picture: Crossrail)Old Oak Common right now (Picture: Crossrail) He said: “We are going to make sure we have our say and get the best outcome for our residents in terms of more jobs, affordable housing and improved transport links.” A MDC would also take over planning powers from the Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham councils and has only been set up once before for the delivery of the Olympic Park development in Stratford, east London. A public consultation which started on June 18 will end on September 24. While the three boroughs can express reservations, the decision will ultimately be taken by Mr Johnson. He would first have to submit his proposals to the London Assembly – which has the power of veto, and then notify the Secretary of State. If successful, the MDC will operate from the beginning of April next year. Brent Council cabinet members will discuss the plans in their next meeting on Monday. The Times is currently awaiting a statement from the Mayor’s office. www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/brent_council_slams_mayor_of_london_s_regeneration_plans_for_harlesden_and_park_royal_1_3768325
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 15, 2014 7:38:27 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 15, 2014 15:23:31 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on Sept 15, 2014 21:53:54 GMT
Podcast Exclusive: here is the full text of the Cargiant statement, as read out by @chrismendesuk on tonight's podcast... fb.me/3pdZGb9xd Link that works - www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=701208286639461&id=127505514009744 And the full Open All R's - The QPR Podcast 49 mins · Exclusive: here is the full text of the Cargiant statement, as read out by @chrismendesuk on tonight's podcast We are very surprised by QPR's PR campaign regarding a proposed new stadium in Old Oak Common and in particular on land owned by Cargaint. The company are not in negotiations with QPR and will not enter into any future talks with the club. The company will announce in due course details of its own scheme for the regeneration of its land holdings, that will incorporate the residential units, jobs and community facilities that the GLA detailed in their vision for the regeneration for the area. Cargiant's commercial arm of the business view this opportunity as a long term investment opportunity. In regards to the threat of CPO, there is no legal basis on which to serve a CPO on Cargiant. We are a willing developer. This not also a 'tool' to increase the land value to QPR or anyone else. If the company wanted to pursue this route, it would be talking to other developers, which we are not. We are fully committed to regenerate our land. We have the funding and the professionals in place to do it.
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2014 10:28:28 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2014 12:22:12 GMT
David McIntyre @davidmcintyre76 16s
Cargiant aren't 'blocking' Old Oak and the AirAsia Arena. They're looking to relocate and the regeneration will happen. They're simply (1/2)
not party to some kind of agreement or partnership with #QPR & are free to submit own plans, as are others. Nothing more, nothing less.(2/2)
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2014 13:32:07 GMT
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Post by sharky on Sept 16, 2014 14:26:18 GMT
From the Daily Mail QPR face new stadium difficulties at Old Oak with former sponsors defiant over land Cargiant say they will not negotiate with QPR over their land Tony Fernandes' club need the 30-acre plot to start building The Premier League side want to a new ground with a 40,000 capacity By NICK PUREWAL, PRESS ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED: 00:05 AEST, 17 September 2014 | UPDATED: 00:05 AEST, 17 September 2014 QPR face growing opposition to their new stadium bid with current landowner Cargiant claiming they 'will not enter into any future talks with the club'. The former QPR sponsors hold a 30-acre plot on the Old Oak site where the west London club hope to build a new 40,000-seater stadium. Rangers have support from all the major bodies required to build the new ground as soon as 2018, but Cargiant is seeking to scupper their plans. Queens Park Rangers face growing opposition to their new stadium bid The Premier League club want to build a new stadium with a capacity of 40,000 Cargiant managing director Tony Mendes is a QPR season-ticket holder, but the company has released a statement denying discussing selling the company's land with the club. 'We are very surprised by QPR's PR campaign regarding a proposed new stadium in Old Oak Common and in particular on land owned by Cargiant,' the statement read. 'The company are not in negotiations with QPR and will not enter into any future talks with the club. 'The company will announce in due course details of its own scheme for the regeneration of its land holdings that will incorporate the residential units, jobs and community facilities that the GLA detailed in their vision for the regeneration for the area. 'Cargiant's commercial arm of the business views this opportunity as a long-term investment opportunity.' Cargiant bosses rejected the notion of QPR obtaining a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), a legal function which allows bodies to claim land without the owner's consent if considered in the public interest. QPR could seek council backing to obtain such an order against Cargiant, but the company remain unfazed by the prospect. 'In regards to the threat of CPO, there is no legal basis on which to serve a CPO on Cargiant. We are a willing developer,' the statement continued. 'This is also not a 'tool' to increase the land value to QPR or anyone else. If the company wanted to pursue this route, it would be talking to other developers, which we are not. 'We are fully committed to regenerate our land. We have the funding and the professionals in place to do it.' Chairman and co-owner Tony Fernandes hand-delivered consultation documents last week Rangers chairman Tony Fernandes released a statement in December detailing the club's new stadium plans. The New Queens Park project has Greater London Authority, Network Rail and Genesis Housing Group backing. The club aim to regenerate the area along with their proposed move from Loftus Road, pledging to build 24,000 new homes and create 55,000 jobs. A QPR statement read: 'The future regeneration of Old Oak requires everyone to work together for the common good - the boroughs, the Mayor, landowners and the local community. Our current consultation has so far attracted the views of over 1,000 local residents with over 80 per cent in support of our stadium-led regeneration. The future of Old Oak lies in the regeneration of the entire area and not the uncoordinated and piecemeal development of individual land holdings.' Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2757965/QPR-face-new-stadium-difficulties-Old-Oak-former-sponsors-defiant-land.html#ixzz3DULVgJWQ Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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Post by nadera78 on Sept 17, 2014 9:44:04 GMT
If Car Giant are confident on their plans why should they come out and flatly refuse to even speak to QPR. There could be something of mutual benefit. They were very happy to speak to a small and unofficial set of supporters recently so this just appears to be posturing and great for publicity. They've previously said quite clearly that QPR approached them, offered less money than Car Giant paid for the land and were told to make another offer. QPR returned with another offer, still less than CG had paid for the land. CG asked QPR to put it in writing, QPR refused and then walked away. It was QPR, a few weeks ago, that first said they were no longer talking to CG and had no plans to resume talking to them. Quite frankly, QPR are showing the same sort of arrogance on this that they have shown on many other issues going back to Briatore's time in charge. It's not a good look.
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 24, 2014 16:28:11 GMT
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Post by scarletpimple on Sept 30, 2014 19:48:50 GMT
From watrb.
I see on Twitter it has been confirmed that car giant have bought the site where John Lewis currently are in West Acton/Park Royal the site we were going to purchase on their behalf to secure their current site. Wonder if a compromise has been met.
Make of that what you will.
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Post by alfaranger on Sept 30, 2014 21:12:49 GMT
From watrb. I see on Twitter it has been confirmed that car giant have bought the site where John Lewis currently are in West Acton/Park Royal the site we were going to purchase on their behalf to secure their current site. Wonder if a compromise has been met. Make of that what you will. Ransom strip/plot?
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Post by Roller on Oct 1, 2014 6:40:06 GMT
From watrb. I see on Twitter it has been confirmed that car giant have bought the site where John Lewis currently are in West Acton/Park Royal the site we were going to purchase on their behalf to secure their current site. Wonder if a compromise has been met. Make of that what you will. Car Giant need to move for their own re-development plans, if they have bought the John Lewis site themselves it may suggest a hardening of their position rather than the opposite.
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 6, 2014 12:58:19 GMT
Evening Standard
Revealed: Plans for £5bn new town on Grand Union Canal to spark battle with QPR Grand schemes: QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has plans for the site Jonathan Prynn, Consumer Business Editor Published: 06 October 2014 A £5 billion new town on the banks of the Grand Union Canal is being planned for the vast Cargiant supermarket site at Old Oak Common, the Standard has learned. The world’s biggest motor dealership wants to build around 9,500 homes and a new high street on the sprawling 45-acre site in west London it has occupied for 34 years. Other elements of the vision include a “cultural hub” in the Art Deco former Rolls-Royce car maintenance works building that now serves as Cargiant’s HQ, a primary and secondary school and a new dock on the canal for leisure craft. It hopes to open up a neglected stretch of the Grand Union in the same way that the regeneration of the Regent’s Canal and City Road Basin have transformed parts of Islington. The scheme, which will be submitted for planning permission next year, puts the car supermarket on a collision course with Queens Park Rangers, the football club it once sponsored. QPR has launched its own consultation on proposals for a new 40,000-seater stadium on the land owned by Cargiant, but the company says it has no plans to enter into a partnership with the Premier League club. Tony Mendes, managing director of Cargiant, which today reported record pre-tax profits of £30.2 million, said preliminary talks with QPR have been called off. He said: “QPR are heading down a blind alley and it’s time the fans and everyone at the club realise that.” QPR unveiled its vision last December, a move that Mr Mendes said “upset a lot of people”. Mr Mendes, who has two season tickets at QPR’s Loftus Road stadium, said the company was committed to spending as much as £15 million preparing the planning application. He rejected accusations that it was merely trying to extract a higher price from the club, saying: “If we’ve just been posturing then it’s been very expensive posturing. If we were looking to drive the price up we would be talking to other developers as well — and we’re not. The message from us is how serious we are, we are totally committed to developing this land.” Cargiant’s team of professional advisers include architects and masterplanners PLP, whose other projects include the Nova building in Victoria and the Shell Centre on the South Bank, as well as developers First Base — the company behind East Village on the Olympic Park — and housebuilder Lipton Rogers. Mr Mendes said Cargiant and its 700 staff plan to relocate but have not yet found a suitable new location. It has bought a former John Lewis distribution centre at Park Royal but this covers only 12 acres and could not accommodate the whole Cargiant operation. Profits from the Old Oak Common development would pay for the “hundreds of millions of pounds” cost of the move. The Cargiant site makes up almost half of the overall regeneration zone that GLA hopes will eventually provide 24,000 new homes. A spokesman for QPR said: “The regeneration of Old Oak requires everyone to work together for the common good — the boroughs, the Mayor, landowners and the local community. “Our consultation has so far attracted the views of more than 1,000 residents with over 80 per cent in support of our stadium-led regeneration. The future of Old Oak lies in the regeneration of the entire area and not the piecemeal development of individual land holdings.” www.standard.co.uk/news/london/revealed-plans-for-5bn-new-town-on-grand-union-canal-faces-to-spark-battle-with-qpr-9777151.html
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Post by alfaranger on Oct 6, 2014 14:16:45 GMT
Evening Standard
Revealed: Plans for £5bn new town on Grand Union Canal to spark battle with QPR Grand schemes: QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has plans for the site Jonathan Prynn, Consumer Business Editor Published: 06 October 2014 A £5 billion new town on the banks of the Grand Union Canal is being planned for the vast Cargiant supermarket site at Old Oak Common, the Standard has learned. The world’s biggest motor dealership wants to build around 9,500 homes and a new high street on the sprawling 45-acre site in west London it has occupied for 34 years. Other elements of the vision include a “cultural hub” in the Art Deco former Rolls-Royce car maintenance works building that now serves as Cargiant’s HQ, a primary and secondary school and a new dock on the canal for leisure craft. It hopes to open up a neglected stretch of the Grand Union in the same way that the regeneration of the Regent’s Canal and City Road Basin have transformed parts of Islington. The scheme, which will be submitted for planning permission next year, puts the car supermarket on a collision course with Queens Park Rangers, the football club it once sponsored. QPR has launched its own consultation on proposals for a new 40,000-seater stadium on the land owned by Cargiant, but the company says it has no plans to enter into a partnership with the Premier League club. Tony Mendes, managing director of Cargiant, which today reported record pre-tax profits of £30.2 million, said preliminary talks with QPR have been called off. He said: “QPR are heading down a blind alley and it’s time the fans and everyone at the club realise that.” QPR unveiled its vision last December, a move that Mr Mendes said “upset a lot of people”. Mr Mendes, who has two season tickets at QPR’s Loftus Road stadium, said the company was committed to spending as much as £15 million preparing the planning application. He rejected accusations that it was merely trying to extract a higher price from the club, saying: “If we’ve just been posturing then it’s been very expensive posturing. If we were looking to drive the price up we would be talking to other developers as well — and we’re not. The message from us is how serious we are, we are totally committed to developing this land.” Cargiant’s team of professional advisers include architects and masterplanners PLP, whose other projects include the Nova building in Victoria and the Shell Centre on the South Bank, as well as developers First Base — the company behind East Village on the Olympic Park — and housebuilder Lipton Rogers. Mr Mendes said Cargiant and its 700 staff plan to relocate but have not yet found a suitable new location. It has bought a former John Lewis distribution centre at Park Royal but this covers only 12 acres and could not accommodate the whole Cargiant operation. Profits from the Old Oak Common development would pay for the “hundreds of millions of pounds” cost of the move. The Cargiant site makes up almost half of the overall regeneration zone that GLA hopes will eventually provide 24,000 new homes. A spokesman for QPR said: “The regeneration of Old Oak requires everyone to work together for the common good — the boroughs, the Mayor, landowners and the local community. “Our consultation has so far attracted the views of more than 1,000 residents with over 80 per cent in support of our stadium-led regeneration. The future of Old Oak lies in the regeneration of the entire area and not the piecemeal development of individual land holdings.” www.standard.co.uk/news/london/revealed-plans-for-5bn-new-town-on-grand-union-canal-faces-to-spark-battle-with-qpr-9777151.html This is where I believe the greatest danger to QPR lies! Whatever attachment TF has to us is conditional on being able to use us to develop parts of London. I think he would have used West Ham for the same purpose, then if he hadn't of bought us he would have looked for another London club to takeover (not Arsenal, Chelsea or Spurs obviously). If the reason for him buying us is removed he may bide his time if there is another opportunity or attempt to cut his links with us. Of course Philip Beard will be surplus to requirements as there is no stadium to develop.
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Post by blatantfowl on Oct 6, 2014 17:18:58 GMT
Our plan requires land we do not own with an unwilling seller who has created a very viable and lucrative development plan of their own at not inconsiderable expense.
Even if "Engagement" is his middle name I cannot see what TF is doing to deliver this plan. Normally, if you want to get engaged then you have to do wooing first. How is TF wooing CarGiant?
With the information that is available in the public domain, I only see an unsubstantiated plan that is going to unravel before our eyes
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 7, 2014 10:55:49 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 7, 2014 13:52:22 GMT
I guess this was from some weeks ago
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 9, 2014 8:21:03 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 9, 2014 10:27:29 GMT
In the end, I'd be surprised if the Fernandes bid doesnt win out. They have big money behind them. Not sure Car Giant does.
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Post by cullyiain on Oct 9, 2014 18:52:23 GMT
I would assume Car Giant wants its cut of regeneration profitability .If i owned that much of site i would expect to be asked to join consortium Car Giants development collatoral is land.Cant believe that present posturing by both sides is not purely ritual sniffing- conjunction to follow .The next stage is both are shafted by a bigger dog probably whoever forms next government
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Post by ingham on Oct 10, 2014 9:08:12 GMT
Any project that promotes the interests of investors and speculators, builders and designers, politicians and all the rest of them generates this kind of nonsense, and Old Oak is no different.
"Now Queens Park Rangers Football Club has assembled a world class design team to prepare plans so that Old Oak can become home for their new 40,000 seat stadium, opening the way for thousands of new homes and jobs to be delivered with easy access to the planned Crossrail/HS2 interchange".
Quite apart from QPR not being the developer, if we take Fernandes at his word, and not owning the stadium, if we believe Beard, how on earth can 'QPR's' new stadium 'open' the way for new homes and jobs to be delivered etc?
Is the Crossrail interchange only possible if the football ground is built?
We had all this nonsense with the Olympics.
Britain, and especially London, were to be utterly transformed, one might have imagined, on the back of new stadiums. Even though the event for which they were built, and which would fill some of them, would last only THREE WEEKS, and cost £13 BILLION to manage even that. Not from the private interests who would be lining their pockets from it all, but from the taxpayer.
And not that the taxpayer was told it was cost that much.
Strange, considering that despite 60 years of big attendances at football matches since the previous London Olympics no-one thought to tell us how much more transforming football was than a once or twice in a life-time Olympics.
Even now, when the country is covered with new, rebuilt or modernised football stadiums, and attracts full houses somewhere more or less every day of every week and with global TV showing the English game all round the world.
A mere 3 weeks in 120 years - if we assume that it will be another 60 years before the Olympics returns) - would do what football couldn't, even when we all knew that no sooner would the closing ceremony ring the curtain down than media attention, business, advertisers, politicians, developers and everyone else would switch at once from Olympic London to the NEXT games and to the World Cup and, indeed, anything that was current and topical.
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 14, 2014 9:16:13 GMT
And Car Giant with its own Old Oak Development Website (with Giant Photo of the area) www.oldoakpark.co.uk/ Cargiant owns 45 acres of the site proposed for regeneration. The company is of the biggest employers in the area with over 700 staff The company has been based in the Old Oak area for over 30 years Car Giant's plans for their land will include a mix of homes, commercial space, community and leisure facilities, as well as education facilities and local convenience retail, regenerating this in line with the Greater London Authority Vision for Old Oak. Our plans will deliver much needed homes and jobs, critical for London’s economy. Our plans are developing at pace and we will be ready to talk to local residents and businesses in the coming months to get their views and thoughts so that we can develop these together. Car Giant has appointed development advisors, First Base and Lipton Rogers, who are responsible for London’s most significant regeneration schemes, alongside the design skills of PLP Architecture.
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 22, 2014 7:26:17 GMT
Financial Times
Cargiant and Queens Park Rangers battle to build thousands of London homesRoger Blitz and Kate Allen www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad691d06-5620-11e4-bbd6-00144feab7de.html#axzz3Gr9EDprB".... QPR chairman, is part of a consortium that includes the scion of the billionaire Gnanalingam family, which is the major shareholder of Malaysian ports operator Westports Holdings..."
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 22, 2014 7:38:57 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 22, 2014 13:14:25 GMT
London 24 Cargiant invest £15 million into Old Oak Common site planning 13:56 22 October 2014 Cargiant are moving ahead with extensive plans to redevelop the Hythe Industrial Estate in NW10 QPR chairman Tony Fernandes faces an uphill battle to build a new stadium at Old Oak Common, with Cargiant currently working on their own regeneration plans. QPR chairman Tony Fernandes (right) with QPR chief executive Phil BeardQPR chairman Tony Fernandes (right) with QPR chief executive Phil Beard The club had hoped to be playing in a new stadium by 2018, but with current landowners Cargiant not interested in selling their 45 acres to the club, the likelihood of the Rs building the stadium in the Old Oak area appear to be slim. Tony Mendes, managing director of Cargiant, said: “We are moving ahead with extensive plans for the Hythe Industrial Estate in NW10, which has been earmarked as a future regeneration site by the Mayor of London. “As a significant land owner and employer in the area for more than 35 years, we are fully committed to develop plans that will benefit the local community by creating thousands of new homes, significant commercial space, vibrant and attractive public realm, community amenities and thousands of jobs for local people. “Cargiant had partnered with experienced developers First Base and Lipton Rogers to develop our plans, and we have already committed contracts up to the value of £15 million to progress the application for outline planning permission. “Consultation on the development plans will commence shortly and the team is looking forward to working with local stakeholders, the Greater London Authority, the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent and Ealing to bring these plans to life.” “These development plans will require Cargiant to move. The business will relocate when an adequate site has been established and when the development plans have been formalised through planning. “Managing both in parallel is what makes the business case and this is a key priority.” Cargiant and its partners have started site surveys and are conducting lots of other related activity around the Hythe Industrial Estate. The company is planning on expanding on the existing site and has plans for three new multi-storey car parks. The company also recently purchased the John Lewis site at Kendall Avenue as part of future expansion plans. The company plans to retain all its staff and recruit further employees to enable its growth in any redevelopment or relocation plans. Keywords: Tony Fernandes Q www.london24.com/sport/football/clubs/qpr/cargiant_invest_15_million_into_old_oak_common_site_planning_1_3816304
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Oct 22, 2014 21:41:25 GMT
So basically nothing new
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 22, 2014 21:46:18 GMT
Without really knowing anything re this, looks to me as it suggests that Car Giant are real serious about this. If QPR's owners want it, going to have work hard - maybe make a deal with Car Giant
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