Trojan horse or white elephant? The contested biography of the life and times of the Leeds Development Corporation

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Abstract

This paper examines some of the issues surrounding the Leeds Development Corporation's work, in particular some of the claims made about improving the local planning process. The paper looks at the difficulties the Corporation encountered in getting its plans past vociferous resident opposition in one area, and its claims for improving the speed of determining planning applications in its main area of commercial potential. The emphasis within the analysis is on the discourses of failure and success used by those seeking to influence local and national debates around the efficacy of the Urban Development Corporation approach.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-190
Number of pages17
JournalTown Planning Review
Volume70
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 1999

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