West London gets £10bn boost from HS2 - report
HS2’s arrival in west London is driving a £10bn boost to the local economy, according to new research published today (March 4, 2025).
Commissioned by HS2 Ltd, the study shows that construction of Old Oak Common station is driving a transport-led regeneration of the area that is helping to create thousands of new jobs and homes over a 10-year period.
The report titled From trains to cranes: HS2 and the West London development boom shows that planning applications in the 1.5-mile radius around the station site have increased by 22 per cent since Royal Assent for HS2 was granted in 2017.
The total value of the planning applications that have been submitted is £3.41bn over seven years, which is an increase of 325 per cent from the previous seven-year period.
The analysis also projects that HS2 will support the generation of over 22,000 new homes and almost 19,000 new jobs in the area.
In all, it shows that the volume and value of investment and regeneration projects close to Old Oak Common has grown comparatively quicker since 2017 compared with the seven years previously and the equivalent seen in other parts of west London.
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