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On this PageSelect Committee Report (Alt+Q>Enter) Select Committee ReportThe Government's proposal to establish the LDDC attracted a number of objections. These were heard by a Select Committee of the House of Lords which sat for 46 days starting in February 1981.The Select Committee's report (.pdf 681 kb) was published on 5th June 1981 Public Transport Provision for DocklandsEarly in the LDDC's life a Steering Group was set up by LDDC, London Transport and the GLC to carry out a study of feasible transport schemes and assess their costs and benefits. The study was carried out in association with the Department for Transport, the Department of the Environment and the Docklands Boroughs. The Group reported in June 1982 - here is a summary of their assessment of the various schemes. DETR StudiesIN 1997/98 the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) commissioned an evaluation of the LDDC by Cambridge Policy Consultants Ltd. This followed an earlier baseline report undertaken by consultants Price Waterhouse. Summaries of these reports are available on the DETR's website:-
ChronologyA list of the key events in the life of the LDDC arranged in the order they ocurred. The aim of the page is to give the LDDC's story chronological perespective. NAO Report - How European Cities Achieve RenaissanceIn 2007 the National Audit Office carried out a study of how central government departments work with each other and with regional and local bodies to deliver the Government's ambitious aspirations for the Thames Gateway. As part of this study the NAO explored how seven European cities or regions have tackled regeneration and brrought sustainable growth and renewal to local communities. Brief summaries of these companion studies are published in the NAO publication How European Cities Achieve Renaissance. Among the short reports, on pages 21-28, is one on the LDDC's work in London Docklands. The report of the main studyThe Thames Gateway: Laying the Foundation is also well worth a read. There is also an Executive Summary Overview of LDDC AccountsAs part of a wider NAO study of the Thames Gateway programme, the National Audit Office in 2007 carried out a short analysis of the Annual Accounts of the LDDC over the 17 years of its life.The resulting overview was not published but is reproduced here by kind permission. 2004 PresentationIn 2004 an IJP consultant, who until 1998 was a senior LDDC officer (serving throughout the whole of the Corporation's life), spoke to a group of students from Cambridge University. The slides used in this presentation can be seen by clicking below: The views expressed in the presentation are entirely those of the former LDDC officer. Note: The presentation is the copyright of Stuart Innes. It is published for general interest and research purposes only and where reproduced for these purposes the source must be acknowledged. The material may not be reproduced for other purposes except with permission. "Life in the Jungle"This book by Michael Heseltine, the Secretary of State who set up LDDC in 1981, has many useful references to the Corporation - see especially pages 130,153, 200, 211-214, 380, 397-398 and 515. It was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2000 (ISBN 0 340 73915 0). Royals LinksRoyal Docks - short historyIn the case of the Royal Docks and Beckton much of the information in the LDDC's monographs and area booklets has been abstracted with other material into a single short account of the history of the area of Newham to the south of the A13. To see this visit the History Page on the website of the Royal Docks Trust (London). On this site you will also find information about current developments in the Royal Docks. Transport Infrastructure - Royal DocksSome readers will be interested to know about the progress made in developing the transport infrastructure in the Royal Docks since the LDDC closed its door in 1998. There is a good summary of the various projects completed, in progress or planned at the Surface Access Page of the London City Airport Consultative Committee which also includes a wealth of information about the origins and history of the Airport and its current operations. West Silvertown Village Community FoundationThe West Silvertown Online website includes a wealth of information and pictures about West Silvertown today and how it was in times past. LDDC's ArchivesEXCEPT for its planning files and registers the LDDC's records, including copies of its publications, were transferred to English Partnerships. They are now stored there in a large repository at Hemel Hempstead along with the files and other records of the other Urban Development Corporations in England together with those of the former English New Town Development Corporations and those of the Housing Action Trusts. The appropraite contact is Malcolm Radley at:
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