Press Releases

APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR LTGDC BOARD
11 August 2008
Communities and Local Government (CLG) is looking to fill a number of positions on the board of London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC).

The current Chair and three board members will complete two terms on the 31st October and in line with CLG standard practice, posts are being advertised.

REGENERATION GATHERS PACE IN THAMES GATEWAY
23 June 2008
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears today saw at first-hand the progress being made in the London Thames Gateway.

Buoyed by the recent approval of their £237 million investment programme, London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) is stepping up the pace of regeneration in the Lower Lea Valley and London Riverside.

£3 BILLION REGENERATION SCHEME MOVES CANNING TOWN FORWARD
4 June 2008
London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) and partners Newham Council and the London Development Agency (LDA) have announced the opening of The Place – signifying the first tangible step towards the £3billion Canning Town and Custom House regeneration scheme.

£237 MILLION INVESTMENT PLANNED FOR THE LONDON THAMES GATEWAY
13 May 2008
London Thames Gateway Development Corporation announced three year strategy for regeneration. Housing and Planning Minister Caroline Flint, has announced approval of LondonThames Gateway Development Corporation’s Corporate Plan for 2008-11. LTGDC plans to invest £235 million over the next three years to bring forward regeneration projects in the Lower Lea Valley and London Riverside – some of the most disadvantaged parts of east London .

LTGDC LAUNCHES VISION FOR LONDON RIVERSIDE
19 March 2008
The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) today launched it’s vision for London Riverside, one of the most exciting areas in the Thames Gateway for urban growth and regeneration.

SHAPING FINANCIAL SERVICES SKILLS OF TOMORROW
21 February 2008
Specialist financial services academy launched in the capital - The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) today opened the doors to the National Skills Academy for Financial Services in Tower Hamlets, East London - on the doorstep of the economic powerhouse of Canary Wharf.

LONDON THAMES GATEWAY REFUSES PLANNING APPLICATION
15 February 2008
London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) has turned down a joint planning application from the Kingsway International Christian Centre and London Development Agency.

The proposed development on a 13.5 acre site including a 500 seat chapel, 8,000 seat auditorium, office building, 1,000 seat multi-use building, and multi-storey car park for 1200 cars plus cycles and motor cycles is part of land already allocated for high quality manufacturing known as the Beam Reach 5 Business Park.

FROM VISION TO DELIVERY: PROGRESS IN THE LONDON THAMES GATEWAY
23 January 2008
London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) publishes a progress report on its key advancements with the clear message; tangible change is underway.

BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
15 January 2008
“It’s business as usual” is the message from London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) as it welcomed last week’s statement made by Housing & Planning Minister Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons confirming the delivery responsibilities of the new Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) in the Thames Gateway, when the new organisation becomes operational in April 2009.

OLYMPIC ARC URBAN DESIGN STRATEGY FOR STRATFORD HIGH STREET
15 January 2008
Urban Practitioners has been appointed by a consortium led by the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation to prepare an urban design and public realm strategy for Stratford High Street.