The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is an organisation established in 2012, replacing the Olympic Park Legacy Company. It was formed as a mayoral

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under the powers of the

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. The ''mayoral development area'' covered by the development corporation is the

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and surrounding areas.

Costs associated with London Stadium

In November 2016, London Mayor

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ordered an investigation into the rising costs for the

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, which the LLDC partly owns.

Leadership Roles

On 2 November 2016, David Edmonds resigned as Chair of LLDC having served in that position since September 2015. Sir Peter Hendy was appointed as Chair in July 2017. In August 2017, David Goldstone resigned from his role as Chief Executive of LLDC having served for three years. Lyn Garner was appointed as the new Chief Executive in December 2017.

Board members

The members of the board are: * Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Chair * Sonita Alleyne OBE *Nicky Dunn OBE * Keith Edelman *Clare Coghill, Leader of the London Borough of Waltham Forest * Pam Alexander OBE * Baroness Grey-Thompson * Geoff Thompson MBE *Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs *Shanika Amarasekara *Simon Blanchflower *Rachel Blake * Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Mayor of

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, Mayor of Hackney * Jules Pipe CBE

References

External links

London Legacy Development CorporationLondon Legacy Planning AuthorityThe London Legacy Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2012The London Legacy Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2012The London Legacy Development Corporation (Tax Consequences) Regulations 2012The Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to the London Legacy Development Corporation) Order 2015
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