Old Oak regeneration ‘requires everyone to work together’ say QPR
QPR have responded to claims their plans for a sporting and leisure hub at Old Oak have been dealt a serious blow by Cargiant.
The club’s owners want to transform the land between Scrubs Lane and Willesden Junction into an area to be known as New Queens Park which would include a 40,000-capacity arena where Rangers would play.
The car supermarket company owns 45 acres of the proposed site, is a major local employer and must be relocated for the proposed regeneration of the area to go ahead.
Cargiant have been assessing possible sites to relocate their current operation to but also say they are working on their own plans to develop Old Oak and that their proposals do not include a stadium for QPR.
Talks between Rangers and Cargiant ended some time ago with both parties believing there was no basis for a partnership.
A QPR spokesman said: “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% 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.”
QPR have invited people to give their views on the future regeneration of Old Oak through the club’s consultation: www.new-queens-park.co.uk
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16/09/2014 @ 6:51 pm
I hope Car Giant develop the area themselves and QPR remain at Loftus Rd. Too much of a gamble and i don’t want the club to share a too big venue built mainly to house teenage pop fans. Let them go make more millions for themselves without involving QPR.
16/09/2014 @ 6:38 pm
QPR’s plans include the rejuvenation of the entire area with the potential renaming of New Queens Park. The stadium will be only one, all be it a significant, piece of the redevelopment. Car Giant understandably are only focusing on their specific land piece and their business.
QPR see long term benefits for the community overall as well as a new state of the art stadium. I hope that sense will prevail and that Car Giant relocates within the area – a new premises will drive their business and QPR get their stadium.
16/09/2014 @ 5:30 pm
I am a QPR supporter and was born in Queens Park as was my father and grandfather.
It is clear this site has needed development for many years and is a great opportunity to enhance this almost forsaken area of West london.
Unfortunately it appears Cargiant who own a major part of the land are not wanting to disrupt their business by selling the plot and who can blame them.
The boss of Cargiant made it clear that they are not going to be bullied into any negotiations for the land sale and so patience is required.
No doubt there is a price to tempt Cargiant into moving but i am not sure QPR and their backers are willing or able to produce the necessary knee jerk reaction.
I hope I am wrong because these scheme looks ideal for everyone with the exception of the landowners.
Cargiant stating they have their own plans to redevelop the site will scupper any compulsory purchase order and to be fair this company do not deserve this treatment/threat.
Cargiant sponsored QPR when they needed them most and the MD is a QPR supporter.
The MD has a duty to his business to ensure all is well.
QPR need to be patient and hope Cargiant can see advantages to relocate and thereafter releasing the land for development.
This land may well be worth more to others so QPR and its backers need to spend quality time finding the other parts to this jigsaw.
I am simply stating the obvious but sometimes that can be shrouded.
So good luck to our QPR and Cargiant and I very much hope the region can be developed and a new ground would be ideal.