Old Oak Common Station Design February 2019 2 3 Network map Introduction New station (Phase One) High Speed 2 (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain, New station (Phase 2b) linking London, the Midlands and the North of England. Helping Destinations served by HS2 to bridge the north and the south of the country, the railway will services on existing network help to deliver a more productive economy, making it faster and easier to travel for work and leisure. HS2 Line (Phase One) Old Oak Common Station is one of four new stations to be built HS2 Line (Phase 2a) as part of the Phase One section of the high speed railway. It HS2 Line (Phase 2b) will take only nine minutes to London Euston and 38 minutes to HS2 services on existing Birmingham Curzon Street. network Old Oak Common Station The station will create new public Old Oak Common Station will be built open spaces, incorporating passenger on the current Great Western Railway and retail facilities, providing an depot site in North West London. It exceptional customer experience for will be one of the biggest stations to all visitors to the station, as well as be built in the UK. The station will sit the local area. between Euston to the east, and the Colne Valley to the west. Who is WSP? WSP is one of the world’s leading The HS2 Old Oak Common Station engineering professional services will provide a world-class interchange. consulting firms. Since 2012, It will have six underground platforms WSP has been HS2’s consultant for HS2 which will be 13 metres below for the development of railway ground, and will also include a new systems, operations, maintenance, conventional rail station at ground construction planning and land level providing interchange with the WSP has partnered with WilkinsonEyre, one of the world’s leading referencing services for Phases One Elizabeth Line. architectural practices with a portfolio of national and international award- and Two, and is currently developing winning projects. Since its beginnings in 1983, the practice has built a 1 the design of the new HS2 Old Oak portfolio of bold, beautiful, intelligent architecture in a diverse variety of Common and Curzon Street stations. sectors, including Guangzhou International Finance Center, Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay, and the acclaimed temporary structure of the London 2012 Olympic Games Basketball Arena. 4 5 Approx. line of the HS2 Tunnel (below ground) Crossrail Depot Grand Union Canal HS2 platforms (below ground) Old Oak Common Lane ingham To Birm To London Euston Proposed station site boundary Wells House Road Conventional rail platforms (ground level) Wormwood Scrubs Aerial view of the proposed Old Oak Common Station 6 7 The consents process We are designing all aspects of the station. This includes the station building, the platforms, the public spaces which will surround it, and Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation Local Plan The Old Oak and Park Royal area is identified as one of the largest any structures which will support the running and maintenance of redevelopment sites in the UK, and the new Old Oak Common the station. Station sits within this area (in Old Oak South). Old Oak Common Station has the capacity to enable connections across the area, We are working to ensure that the station seamlessly integrates with linking Wormwood Scrubs, Old Oak South, Old Oak North and and enhances its local surroundings, acting as a catalyst for growth much further beyond. in the area. In particular, the new station aims to act as a gateway for Old Oak, which is a key part of the work being taken forward by the Further details on the OPDC Masterplan can be found on their website at: www.london.gov.uk/opdc Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC). Schedule 17 Application What is the consents process Working together What is the timeline for the The High Speed Rail (London to West covering? We are working closely with OPDC Schedule 17 process? Midlands) Act received Royal Assent A Schedule 17 application will not and other organisations to develop We are expecting to submit the in February 2017. The Act grants HS2 seek to revisit matters agreed the design. This includes: Schedule 17 application for the powers to construct Phase One of the through the HS2 Act. station design and associated works HS2 network. · Discussions with Transport for to OPDC in Spring 2019. The aspects of the station which are London and Network Rail to ensure The Act granted deemed planning grounds for OPDC’s consideration that the station integrates with Further information for Schedule permission for Old Oak Common include the design or external existing and proposed new means 17 approvals can be found in the Station and associated infrastructure. appearance of the building works in of local connectivity. HS2 Information Paper ‘B1: Main This included a baseline design for relation to: Provisions of the Planning Regime’ the station which defined its location, · Engagement with OPDC and the available online. together with broad design principles · The preservation of the local Local Boroughs to understand how relating to its scale, structure and environment or local amenity. the station design can support the appearance. local plan. · Prevention or reduction of effects This permission requires that certain on road safety or on the free flow of approvals are obtained from Old traffic in the local area. Oak and Park Royal Development · The preservation of a site of Corporation (OPDC), as the relevant archaeological or historic interest or planning authority, under the nature conservation value. planning regime established by Schedule 17 of the Act. 8 9 Public engagement Public engagement survey We would like to hear your views on this design vision and the objectives The purpose of this public engagement is to understand views on the design which are at the heart of the Old Oak Common Station design. vision and themes of the developing design. In particular, we would like to You can find our questionnaire online at:hs2inoldoak.commonplace.is understand your views on our design objectives around: If you would like to submit a copy of the questionnaire by email or by · The use of public spaces in and around the station. post, you can find the questionnaire on our website and return it: · Enabling growth and regeneration in the area. By post: FREEPOST HS2 Community Engagement · Celebrating local heritage in its designs. By email: [email protected] · Connecting the local area. Please return the questionnaire by midnight on 3 March 2019. · Integrating into the wider Old Oak Common area. Aerial visualisation of the proposed Old Oak Common Station 10 11 Our design vision As part of the design process, we have developed a vision which Our design vision is underpinned by five key themes: public space, heritage, centres on HS2’s design principles of ‘people’, ‘place’ and ‘time’. local connectivity, regeneration and integration into the wider Old Oak This helps to ensure that the station and associated public spaces Common area. have a strong relationship with the local area and its communities, as well as supporting future aspirations for Old Oak Common. Use of public space Growth and regeneration The land which the station sits on is The station design should take a currently inaccessible to the public. considered approach to future The station designs can help to unlock regeneration and growth in the area, People – Design for everyone to benefit and enjoy this land for public use. These spaces including a potential increase in the For Old Oak Common Station, this means considering not only provide opportunities to become part amount of people using the station. travelling customers, but also people who work at the station, of the local fabric, enable connectivity In line with OPDC’s vision, Old Oak visitors and the wider community. We will provide a range of and encourage future growth. Common Station can become a environments and experiences to give people choice as to how gateway destination. to use the station spaces, taking into account the needs of local Local heritage communities. The station location is steeped Integration into the wider in railway heritage, as well as an Old Oak Common area industrial legacy. There is potential The station designs should help to to draw upon this, and celebrate generate a sense of place, ownership Place – Design for a sense of place this history as part of the developing and identity for the wider Old Oak Old Oak Common Station will act as a catalyst for growth in station designs. Common area. The station has the the local area. It will also be an opportunity to celebrate and potential to become a landmark enhance the transport heritage of Old Oak Common and Local connectivity building which creates this sense of provide high-quality connections to support the development The station should connect physically place. In the longer term, the station of the wider area. with existing and new communities has the potential to connect the in the surrounding area through the area further, for example a link to creation of a network of walking, Wormwood Scrubs Park. cycling, and public transport links. Time – Design to stand the test of time The designs will allow for the station to evolve in line with future growth and demand, with the potential to not only be an interchange, but also a key gateway destination. 12 13 Station design Station layout Station layout The new station will be accessed via · The HS2 section of the station Old Oak Common Lane, with a new will include six high speed rail Conventional rail area of public space leading down platforms.