The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government, with directors appointed by the Secretary of State, including some democratically elected councillors. It is an urban Development Corporation that has been charged with redevelopment of two areas of northeast London, England that are within the Thames Gateway. From October 2005, it has taken over certain planning functions from the councils of the borough councils in its designated area.
The Lower Lea Valley area is formed parts of the boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest.[1] The London Riverside area is on the north bank of the River Thames and is formed from parts of the boroughs of Newham, Barking and Dagenham and Havering.[1] The London Riverside area is contiguous with the area covered by the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation.
