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• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Neil Garratt AM: The ambition that you have for this project is pretty obvious from just listening to you this morning, but we know that so far things have not gone brilliantly over at Old Oak and Park Royal. I would like to understand specifically what the Mayor is doing to try to get the whole thing back on track. Just to recap, it is often talked about as the largest regeneration project in Europe. It feels like that launch ambition of five years ago has fizzled out a bit. You mentioned sites and capital. There was a £250 million...

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Joanne McCartney AM: My question is to David. We have heard today about the reallocation of sites for housing in the development. I noticed in your local plan modifications consultation schedule that you still say that you are confident that you can achieve that 50% affordable housing target overall, but I want you to confirm that. Also, in that you say that you consider there are a number of ways in which housing needs, particularly affordable housing, can be met within the local plan period. Could you explain in a little bit more detail what those means are and how...

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Joanne McCartney AM: My question is to David and it is about biodiversity. Could you give us an update on the biodiversity study you have commissioned from the Wildlife Trust for the OPDC and how you plan to maximise biodiversity across the site and in particular - we have talked about flooding earlier - how that can minimise the risk of flooding, too?