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PREFACE
THE Trust still receives requests for information from
those interested in the former London Docklands Development Corporation
(LDDC) and the regeneration of Docklands area.
Although the Trust administers a £2.7m endowment left
by the LDDC for the continued running of a community grants programme
in the Trust's area (jointly with the local authority), and still holds
funds for a number of projects which LDDC was unable to complete before
its demise, it is not the residuary authority for the area; nor is it
the custodian of archive material from the former LDDC.
The following information may be of help to those searching for information.
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PUBLICATIONS
Royal Docks - a brief history
Follow this link for a short history of the Royal Docks
The LDDC - Background Note
Follow this link for a short note about the the LDDC
for short note about the the LDDC written by a former officer who served
the Corporation throughout the whole of its operational life. 
LDDC Monographs
On the approach to its winding up in 1998 the LDDC
published its Regeneration Statement and nine monographs describing
its work and achievements in the principal fields in which it operated.
As a service to students these have been reproduced in HTML format and
and are available at LDDC
History Pages:-
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Regeneration Statement |
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Initiating Urban Change - London Docklands before the LDDC |
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Starting from Scratch - The Development of Transport in London
Docklands |
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A Strategy for Regeneration - The Planning and Development Strategy
of the LDDC |
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Attracting Investment Creating Value - Establishing a Property
Market in London Docklands |
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Employment: New Jobs and Opportunities - The Employment Strategy
of the LDDC |
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Regeneration and the Arts in London Docklands |
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Housing in the Renewed London Docklands - A Major Contribution
to Capital Living |
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Learning to Work and Live Together - The LDDC and the Local Communities |
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Laying the Foundations for Regeneration - Engineering in London
Docklands
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Completion Booklets
The LDDC withdrew from its area by stages starting
with Bermondsey Riverside on 30th October 1994 and ending with the Royal
Docks 31st March 1998. As each area was "de-designated" the
Corporation published a booklet with a brief history of the area and
of the LDDC's work there. These are also available at LDDC
History Pages as follows:-
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Area |
Date of De-designation |
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Bermondsey Riverside |
30th October 1994 |
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Beckton |
31st December 1995 |
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Surrey Docks |
20th December 1996 |
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Wapping and Limehouse |
31st January 1997 |
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Isle of Dogs |
10th October 1997 |
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Royal Docks |
31st March 1998 |
| (Note:
The LDDC's Monographs and Completion Booklets are reproduced by
kind permission of the Commission for the New Towns now known as
English Partnerships. They are published for general interest and
research purposes only and may not be reproduced for other purposes
except with the permission of English Partnerships who now hold
the copyright of LDDC publications.) |
DETR Studies
In 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 PriceWaterhouse. Summaries of these reports are available
on the DETR's website:-
DETR
Research Summary No.16 - "Regenerating London Docklands"
DETR
Research Summary No.12 - Baseline Study: "The Condition of London
Docklands in 1981"
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NAO Report - How European Cities Achieve Renaissance
In 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
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SUCCESSOR PLANNING AUTHORITIES
ON de-designation of the former Urban Development Area
administered by the LDDC, the planning functions and the records associated
with them devolved upon the three local councils, i.e. the London Boroughs
of Newham, Tower Hamlets and Southwark:
Newham
Environment Department
London Borough of Newham
Town Hall Annexe
Barking Road
London
E6 2RP
Tel: 020 8472 1430
Web http://www.newham.gov.uk
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Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 2BG
Tel: 020 7364 5000
Web: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
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Southwark
Regeneration and Environment Department
London Borough of Southwark
Chiltern House
Portland Street
London
SE17 2ES
Tel: 020 7525 5404
Web: http://www.southwark.gov.uk
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ENGLISH PARTNERSHIPS
THE general residuary body of the LDDC was the Commission
for the New Towns which is now being incorporated into English Partnerships
- the national regeneration agency which seeks to support high quality
sustainable growth in England. The address of the office responsible
for the ordinary residue of the LDDC's responsibilities, and its archives,
is as follows:-
English Partnerships (CNT)
Central Business Exchange
414-428 Midsummer Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 2EA
Tel: 01908 692692
Fax: 01908 69133
Web: http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk
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LONDON DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
In the Royal Docks, English Partnerships took over
the LDDC's remaining land for development. They established a
local Project Office operated in partnership with the London Borough
of Newham. In July 2000, the interests, assets and liabilities of English
Partnerships in the London region transferred to the new London Development
Agency (LDA). Click here for a brief note about the Royal
Docks development and the work of the LDA. Contact details for the LDA
are as follow:
Public Liaison Unit
London Development Agency
Palestra
197 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8AA
Tel:
020 7593 9000
Email:info@lda.gov.uk
Web: http://www.lda.gov.uk
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LONDON THAMES GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The London Thames Gateway Development Corporationan is an urban development corporation set up in 2005 to secure the redevelopment of two East London areas in the Thames Gateway within Greater Lonson including part of the Royal Docks.
9th Floor
South Quay Plaza 3
189 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SH
Tel: 020 7517 4730
Fax: 0207 517 4778
Web: http://www.ltgdc.org.uk/
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DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY
ANOTHER body pivotal to the regeneration of the Docklands
is the Docklands Light Railway. Its address and telephone number are
as follows:-
Docklands Light Railway Limited
PO Box 154
Castor Lane
Poplar
London
E14 0DX
Tel: 020 7987 9898
Fax: 020 7363 9708
Web: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/dlr/
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OTHER SOURCES
THE following organisations may also be able to help:
LDDC History Pages at http://www.lddc-history.org.uk
London City Airport Consultative
Committee at http://www.lcacc.org
- this site contains useful historical and other material about the
Royal Docks and about the part played by the Airport in the Docklands
story.
Canary Wharf Limited at http://www.canarywharf.co.uk
- History Page.
London Docklands Online at http://www.london-docklands.co.uk
- about Docklands today.
Dockland Business Club at http://www.docklandsbusiness.org.uk/
The Royal Docks Management Authority (RODMA)
at http://www.rodma.co.uk
The ExCeL Exhibition Centre at
http://www.excel-london.co.uk
Newham Net at http://www.newham.net
The Docklands Campus of the University of
East London at http://www.uel.ac.uk/about_uel/why_uel/docklands_transport.htm
The Museum in Docklands at http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/
Maritime Britain at http://www.maritimebritain.org.uk/
TourEast London at http://www.visiteastlondon.co.uk/
Leaside Regeneration at http://www.leasideregeneration.com/
Lower Lea Valley Regeneration at http://www.lowerleavalley.com/index.shtml
Olympic Joint Planning Authorities Team
at http://www.olympicsjpat.org.uk/
Island History Trust at http://www.islandhistory.org.uk
Newham Local History Library at http://www.newham.gov.uk/content/Leisure/archives_local_studies_library.jsp
Tower Hamlets Local History Library
at http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/data/community/data/libraries/data/history-archive.cfm
East London History Society at http://www.eastlondonhistory.fsnet.co.uk/
The Isle of Dogs Community Foundation
at http://www.idcf.org
The Docklands Forum, 192 Hanbury Street,
London, E1 5HU, Tel: 020 7377 1822, Fax: 020 7247 5637
New Docklands Environment and Leisure (Tower
Bridge) at http://www.tower-bridge.org.uk/
The Internet Geographer at http://www.internetgeographer.co.uk
Tours of Docklands at http://www.toursoflondondocklands.com
Thames Gateway Partnership at http://www.thames-gateway.org.uk
Regeneration-UK.com at http://www.regeneration-uk.com/
Rotherhithe, Surrey Docks, Surrey Quays,
London SE16 at http://www.se16.btinternet.co.uk
London's Industrial Heritage at http://www.cix.co.uk/~petermarshall/
Gillian Burrows (Local Artist) at
http://www.artistgb.com/
AVP Multimedia publish
for sale an integrated CR-ROM London Docklands commissioned by LDDC
in 1997 - for more information go to http://www.avp.co.uk
- see Picturebase (Cross Curricular) page. AVP can be reached at info@avp.co.uk
Al Howland at http://www.howland.co.uk
Docklands Past and Present at http://www.bardaglea.org.uk/bridges/docklands/docklands-intro.html
The Docklands: Revitalisierende Maßnahmen
seit den 1970er Jahren at http://www.geographie.uni-erlangen.de/london/docklands/revital.htm
"Life in the Jungle"
by Michael Heseltine (Hodder and Stoughton, 2000, ISBN 0 340 73915 0)
- see especially pages 130,153, 200, 211-214, 380, 397-398 and 515
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Last updated 29th July 2007
