Planning and Regeneration Committee: Opportunity Areas
Channel: London Assembly
Date: 2022-02-08

There are currently 47 Mayoral Opportunity Areas in London and each one typically has capacity for at least 2,500 new homes or 5,000 new jobs or a combination of the two.

Many are linked to existing or potential transport improvements and examples include Brent Cross and Cricklewood, Old Kent Road, Ilford and Old Oak and Park Royal.

Opportunity Areas have been criticised by some community groups for pricing out local residents, causing disruption to existing communities and failing to address affordable housing needs.

Watch the Planning and Regeneration Committee discuss Mayoral Opportunity Areas and also Housing Zones in London (which often sit within Opportunity Areas), progress to date and concerns around their impact on local communities and infrastructure. The guests are:

Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
Darren Richards, Growth Strategies and Urban Design Manager, Greater London Authority (GLA)
Heather Juman, Head of Area, South, GLA
Colin Wilson, Head of Regeneration Old Kent Road, London Borough of Southwark
Gerry Ansell, Head of Planning and Development Services, London Borough of Brent