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  London Docklands Development Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was responsible for an area of 8.5 square miles (22 km²) in the London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and Southwark.
Whilst inner London 10% of its population between 1961 and 1971, the figures for Tower Hamlets and Southwark were 18% and 16% respectivley.
The housing in the Docklands area was mostly council, terraced housing and flats.
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 London (UK) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about London (UK)
London's long-established Jewish community, the majority of whom arrived in the East End at the end of the 19th century to escape the pogroms (massacres) in Russia, is now mainly concentrated in the northern suburbs of Golders Green and Stamford Hill.
London is the hub of the UK rail network; seven main lines converge on the capital, and their principal termini are within easy reach of any part of the inner London area.
London is served by three international airports: Heathrow to the west, Gatwick to the south, and Stansted to the north.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /London+(UK)   (6463 words)

  
 London's Docklands: An Overview
London’s Docklands contains one of the worst collections of late twentieth-century architecture to be seen anywhere in the world.
From the sixteenth century onwards the port of London was the key to the cities wealth.
In 1981 the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was formed in an effort to rejuvenate the area.
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 London Docklands trivia on the area's regeneration, property and real estate
There are bridges near and far in the exciting London Docklands legacy and they have sparked a flurry of interest throughout the world.
The London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) spent £18M to bridge vast Docks and bring people closer to the water using some of the best designers to develop top class design and excitement, quality and flexibility to the unique Docks urban environment.
The LDDC's farewell party in the Royal Docks saw their Chairman, Sir Michael Pickard handing over £9.5M to LB Newham officials for new schools, longterm funding for community projects and leisure facilities.
www.london-docklands.co.uk /headline/trivia.htm   (493 words)

  
 History of London Yard Part 3
The London Docklands Development Corporation was an urban development corporation, the second to be established by the Government under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.
The ownership of the river walkway was also transferred from the LDDC to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets at the local authority's insistence.
London Yard is now a mature modern Docklands development which is expected to occupy this Isle of Dogs marshland for many years to come.
www.coverson.co.uk /History/LY-History-3.htm   (787 words)

  
 London Docklands Development Corporation: Success or Failure?
In the 19th century, the London Docklands were the busiest in the world, at the centre of the mighty British Empire.
But by the 1950s the Docklands had fallen in to what was to be a terminal decline, a result of greater overseas competition and out-dated port facilities.
The urban development corporations were wound up in 1998 and the emphasis is now on ‘social inclusion‘ and ‘neighbourhood renewal‘.
www.fantasyfacup.com /matthew/essays/lddc.htm   (1258 words)

  
 About LDDC
THE Corporation was an urban development corporation, the second to be established by the then Secretary of State for the Environment, Michael Heseltine, under s.136 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.
LDDC was wholly financed by grant from the Government and the income generated by the disposal of land for housing, industrial and commercial development.
The LDA joined the nine other Regional Development Agencies which were set up in 1999 but unlike the others, the LDA is answerable to the Mayor of London, and is one of four bodies for which the Mayor is responsible (the others being the Metropolitan Police, Fire Authority and Transport for London).
www.royaldockstrust.org.uk /lddcnote.html   (1992 words)

  
 MyWork\London\dock
In 1981 the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was established, to try and generate employment, new housing and an improved economy.
The LDDC was shut down in 1997, after seventeen years of overseeing the Docklands area.
Employment in the Docklands was once solely based around the manual labour involved in the export and import of goods at the docks.
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 London docks, a photo study of London's docklands in 1980
London's been a major port since Roman times, growing in importance after the Industrial Revolution and the development of the Empire.
The docks have helped London become one of the greatest trading cities in the world, and created its cosmopolitan nature with waves of Jewish immigrants arriving in 1653, French Protestant Huguenot silk weavers in 1685, followed by Jewish settlers from Poland, Romania and Russia between 1870 and 1914.
I was keen to develop and print my own photos but, sadly, living in a hideous dump in East Ham that was infested with mice, fleas and ne'er before seen 'furniture mite' beasties meant that the place was awash with dust and crawling bugs.
www.urban75.org /london/docks.html   (534 words)

  
 England, London Docklands important links to the archives of the London Docklands Development Corporation, LDDC, UK ...
England, London Docklands important links to the archives of the London Docklands Development Corporation, LDDC, UK Dept of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, LDDC Monographs, London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Southwark and Greenwich.
A forgotten corner of London, much of it surrounded by high security walls, was regenerated as the aggressive, all powerful LDDC got to work...sweeping away the detritus of Left-wing local council dogma and stagnation and the dereliction of a once powerful Docks industry overtaken by new container technology.
After these divisions the LDDC was given more time to complete the task but even this was not enough to start regenerating the Royal Docks, the Jewel in the Crown because of their vastness and potential.
www.london-docklands.co.uk /tours/linksindex.htm   (948 words)

  
 UK National Audit Office press notice - London Docklands Development Corporation: The Limehouse Link (16 June 1995)
When the Corporation submitted the scheme to the Department of the Environment for approval in 1988 the pre-tender cost of the Limehouse Link option was estimated at £141.5 million, including project management and professional fees and provision for inflation.
The London Docklands Development Corporation is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of the Environment.
It is one of 12 Urban Development Corporations established under the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 to secure the physical, economic and environmental regeneration of its area.
www.nao.org.uk /pn/9495468.htm   (809 words)

  
 London Docklands Development Corporation: the Limehouse Link: forty-seventh report of the Committee of Public accounts ...
London Docklands Development Corporation: the Limehouse Link: forty-seventh report of the Committee of Public accounts together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendices
On the basis of a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General the Committee took evidence from the Department of the Environment and the London Docklands Development Corporation on the appraisal of the Limehouse Link, the management of the construction, and the rehousing programme.
It was commissioned by the London Docklands Development Corporation, which was established in 1981 as an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of the Environment.
www.bopcris.ac.uk /bopall/ref24736.html   (213 words)

  
 Docklands Light Railway - Art History Online Reference and Guide
The Docklands Light Railway was conceived in the late 1980s by the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) to aid the regeneration of the docks of East London, which had been derelict since the 1960s.
This was met by an extension of the DLR from Island Gardens in tunnel under the River Thames to Greenwich and then on a new elevated route paralleling Deptford Creek to an interchange at the major rail junction of Lewisham.
With the rapid development of the eastern Docklands as part of the "Thames Gateway" initiative, and London's current bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, four extensions are either under construction or being planned.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Docklands_Light_Railway   (2007 words)

  
 Docklands Light Railway - Development Projects - London City Airport - Transport, Environment and Regeneration
The DLR Beckton extension, improved highway links, the prospective Thames Gateway Bridge, the ExCeL exhibition centre, the Britannia Village and most recently the University of East London and Norton Healthcare investments were all key elements of the LDDC's (and recently London Development Agency's) regeneration programmes.
The DLR London City Airport extension runs through the southern part of the Royal Docks, an area that has been through a major amount of change in the past 20 years.
London City Airport passenger numbers have risen dramatically in recent years from 245,000 in 1992 to about 1.6 million in 2004.
developments.dlr.co.uk /extensions/lca/transport.shtml   (389 words)

  
 The New Fibers of Urban Economic Development
The London Docklands Development Corporation, which is overseeing the revitalization of the once run-down and decaying docklands, has also included satellite earth stations in its overall development project.
According to the London Docklands Development Corporation, the presence of the satellite earth facilities on the Docklands provides a high-tech image for this area and reinforces efforts to attract financial service firms and communications companies.
By providing ducts for the cable during the construction of new roads in the Docklands, the London Docklands Development Corporation highlighted the benefit of planning and coordinating the construction of all new infrastructure - roads as well as communications - prior to development.
www.mitchellmoss.com /articles/fiber.html   (2635 words)

  
 polbur.html
The development of the London Docklands, like all other public decisions was effected by political interests.
However, the LDDC is funded by the government and its board members are appointed by the government, thus locals are at the mercy of the LDDC,
When development projects succeed only because of financial games, despite market forces, and despite consumer needs and wants; society is left with urban systems that don't meet the needs of society and will rapidly decline as a result.
www.macalester.edu /courses/GEOG61/scairns/polbur.html   (798 words)

  
 LWF Technology Portfolio Case: London Docklands, UK
London Docklands Project, UK It is estimated that in Britain 16 per cent of young people still leave school with poor literacy skills and many are unable to carry out essential everyday tasks.
This diverse software is directly relevant to the use of English in science, maths, technology and arts areas and seeks to develop an understanding of and interest in different cultural traditions.
It is its role to maximise the children's development and be aware of management or curriculum issues arising from implementation of technology into the learning process.
www.unesco.org /education/lwf/doc/portfolio/case2.htm   (1589 words)

  
 Search:docklands - OXiDE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Docklands Online has all the information you'll need, whether you are buying or renting property in London Docklands, relocating, visiting or shopping in the area.
Docklands & Canary Wharf News & Infomation, Restaura...
Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of...
www.docklands.org   (326 words)

  
 London City Airport - History Page
LONDON CITY AIRPORT has its origins in the regeneration of London's Docklands and its early history is closely linked to that of the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC), the government agency which in the 80s and 90s took the lead in managing the regeneration of the area.
Mowlem reaches agreement with the Port of London Authority to lease land in the Royal Docks.
London City Airport Ltd is sold for £23.5m to Irish businessman Dermot Desmond.
www.lcacc.org /history   (1869 words)

  
 Canary Wharf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The London Docks, after being once the largest and most important ports in the world, employing hundreds of thousands of people, crashed down in the 1960's as shipping companies sought bigger and more efficient ports.
"The London Docklands Development Corporation's aim was to secure lasting physical, economic, and social regeneration by offering incentives to employers and establishing an attractive working environment." The Canary Wharf project, they figured would do the job perfectly.
The structure was built able to withstand 75 mph (121 kph) winds, and although it was simple and "uncreative" according to some people, was an architectural achievement none the less.
www.engineering.com /content/ContentDisplay?contentId=41010002   (431 words)

  
 Greater London Authority - Press Release
It is the success of projects like those of the former London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC), and the positive effect of more current projects like the London Development Agency’s regeneration of the Royal Docks and the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, that have created such great opportunity for business.
Eric Ollerenshaw, Chair of the Economic Development Committee, said: ‘This vessel is great news for all those Londoners who have been crying out for a river service on this scale for many years.
The London Development Agency works for the Mayor, Ken Livingstone, co-ordinating economic development and regeneration across the capital.
www.london.gov.uk /view_press_release_a.jsp?releaseid=961   (677 words)

  
 The London Docklands Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 1990
This Order may be cited as the London Docklands Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 24th August 1990.
—(1) The development corporation shall be the local planning authority for the development area, in place of any other authority which would otherwise be the local planning authority, for all the purposes of Part III of the 1990 Act in relation to all kinds of development.
All the provisions of the 1990 Act and the Listed Buildings Act specified in Part II of Schedule 29 to the 1980 Act shall have effect in relation to the development corporation and to the development area with the modifications specified in that Part.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1990/Uksi_19901567_en_1.htm   (750 words)

  
 London Docklands - Regeneration
LONDON City Airport has been, and remains, a key player in the regeneration of London's Docklands.
It was a flagship project for the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC), the government agency which took the lead in managing the regeneration of the area between July 1981 and March 1998.
The other articles are on the LDDC History Pages and the web site of the Royal Docks Trust (London) which together provide masses of information about the Docklands story and links to other helpful sites.
www.lcacc.org /regeneration   (349 words)

  
 House of Lords - Hunter and Others v. Canary Wharf Ltd. Hunter and Others v. London Docklands Corporation
Canary Wharf Ltd., the appellants (who are the plaintiffs in the action) claim damages in respect of interference with the television reception at their homes.
This, they claim, was caused by the construction of the Canary Wharf Tower, which was built on land developed by the defendants.
But in any event, with the rapid spread of the availability of cable television in urban areas, interference of this kind is likely to become less and less important; and it should not be forgotten that satellite television is also available.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/ld199697/ldjudgmt/jd970424/hunter01.htm   (2402 words)

  
 London Docklands Development Corporation (vesting of land) (Greater London Council and Southwark London Borough ...
London Docklands Development Corporation (vesting of land) (Greater London Council and Southwark London Borough Council) Order 1982: first report from the Hybrid Instruments Committee
Findings of enquiry into the Order, which vests 130 acres of land at Surrey Docks (then owned by Greater London Council and London Borough of Southwark Council) in the London Docklands Corporation, and the petitions against it.
Concludes that there are no substantial grounds of complaint against the Order, and that there ought to be no further enquiry into the matters complained of in the petitions.
www.bopcris.ac.uk /bopall/ref21481.html   (138 words)

  
 The Timeshare Beat: Odessa Wharf, London, England
The Docklands, from Tower Bridge to the Royal Docks and the Isle of Dogs, is one of the oldest areas of London, containing the wharfs, warehouses and ports along the River Thames.
The London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was created in 1981 to encourage further riverfront investment and redevelopment.
It is very Scandinavian in concept, a Danish-led development, which shows very forcefully in the consistently high quality of the work and in the concept of the river-facing rooms and an external roof-level deck for the shared use of its occupants.
www.thetimesharebeat.com /specs/spec86.htm   (1160 words)

  
 Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 769
This Order may be cited as the Urban Development Corporations in England (Area and Constitution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 3rd April 1998.
The London Docklands Development Corporation (Vesting of Land) (Greater London Council and Southwark London Borough Council) Order 1982[32].
The London Docklands Development Corporation (Vesting of Land) (Port of London Authority and London Borough of Newham) Order 1989[33].
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1998/19980769.htm   (1362 words)

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