London Development Agency

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London Development Agency
London Development Agency logo.png
Status Regional development agency
Territory Greater London
Leadership Appointed board
Appointment Mayor of London
Founded 1999
HQ Palestra, Southwark
Budget £410.627 million[1] (2007/08)
Website http://www.lda.gov.uk/
LDA entrance in Palestra House, designed by Will Alsop and Buro Happold
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The London Development Agency (LDA) is the Regional Development Agency for Greater London, England. It is a functional body of the Greater London Authority. Its purpose is to drive sustainable economic growth within London.

The agency is expected to close in 2012, with the loss of 320 employees, as a result of the coalition government's spending review.[2]

The LDA is based at 197 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, south London (across the street from Southwark tube station). The LDA Olympic Land team is based at London 2012 headquarters in Docklands.

[edit] Board

The board members are appointed by the Mayor of London, and are:

[edit] References

  1. ^ London Development Agency - Statement of Accounts 2007-2008
  2. ^ London Development Agency to cut 200 jobs by April URL accessed 14 November 2010.

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