Matthew Carpen, Anne Ogundiya and Sarah Coutts land non-exec roles with OPDC as it seeks to deliver 25,000 homes
The London mayor has made three appointments to his West London development corporation to help deliver tens of thousands of affordable homes built in west London.
Sadiq Khan has appointed Matthew Carpen board member of Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC). Carpen is managing director of Barking Riverside, a joint venture formed by housing association giant L&Q and the Mayor of London.
Anne Ogundiya, head of development management at the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and Sarah Coutts, head of design & planning at Barking Riverside, have also joined OPDC’s planning committee, the Mayor announced.
The mayor’s office said all three appointments brought “extensive senior experience in major regeneration projects across London”.
The appointments are intended to help OPDC to deliver a local plan for 25,000 homes around High Speed 2’s giant Old Oak Common station, which is being built in west London.
Carpen has 20 years’ delivering complex regeneration schemes. He has led the delivery of 10,800 homes as well as other facilities, such as commercial and open space, on the banks of the River Thames as managing director of Barking Riverside. Carpen will also establish and chair a new Community Interest Company to improve community engagement, transparency and communications to support residents and businesses.
Ogundiya has delivered major developments in East London as an experienced town planner. She worked for the Olympic Delivery Authority as part of the 2012 Olympic Games and was responsible for securing planning permission for the Aquatics Centre and delivering the Velodrome in the Queen Elizabeth Park. Her experience spans public and private sector housing investment, regeneration, planning and development.
Coutts at Barking Riverside leads a team of architects and planners. She previously worked at the Greater London Authority where she was responsible for the delivery of £44m in investment and over 1,900 homes in Tottenham Hale and £35m in investment and over 3,300 homes in Romford.
Liz Peace, chair of OPDC’s Board said: “With our local plan now in place, we are progressing plans to deliver a new, welcoming, and inclusive urban district in the heart of West London - maximising the benefits of the unrivalled connectivity of HS2 and the new Old Oak Common station.
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“The extensive experience [of the new appointees] will be invaluable in helping us to deliver thousands of new affordable homes and jobs and make a significant contribution to London’s role as a global city.”
Carpen added: “The ambition and investment [of the OPDC] is unrivalled, so I am looking forward to working with OPDC to bring some of my knowledge to this part of London to create a major new destination here.”
Ogundiya explained: “There are parallels to draw between regeneration in east London and what’s planned in Old Oak, and I’m looking forward to joining OPDC’s Planning Committee to help create places that benefit the people who live, work, and visit there.”
Coutts commented: “I’m looking forward to joining OPDC’s Planning Committee to be part of one of the capital’s most exciting regeneration projects, using learnings and knowledge gained from Barking Riverside, to help drive the very best practice in sustainability, design and placemaking at Old Oak and Park Royal.”
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