The London Docklands Development Corporation (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order removes from the London Docklands urban development area an area of approximately 575 hectares comprising part of the London borough of Tower Hamlets. The area is shown edged with a black line and hatched on the map below.

The London Docklands Development Corporation is the local planning authority for the urban development area in place of any other authority which would be the local planning authority. By virtue of this Order, the council of the London borough of Tower Hamlets becomes the local planning authority for the excluded area.

The Order contains transitional provisions concerning the powers of the development corporation in the excluded area, its liability for compensation and its planning functions.

The maps referred to in the Order may be inspected during normal office hours at the following offices:

(a) The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB;

(b) The London Docklands Development Corporation, Thames Quay, 191 Marsh Wall, London E14 9TJ;

(c) The council of the London borough of Newham, Town Hall, Barking Road, East Ham, London E6 2RP;

(d) The council of the London borough of Southwark, Council Offices, Chiltern House, Portland Street, London SE17 2ES;

(e) The council of the London borough of Tower Hamlets, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London E14 2BG.