| AdminHistory | Livingston Development Corporation went through a number of organisational changes. From the start of the Development Corporation in 1962 the Chief Engineer, Chief Architect and Planning Officer and Director of Works represented the technical aspects of the Corporation's work. A restructuring in 1982 saw the formation of the Technical Directorate with Planning & Landscape, Quantity Surveying and Architectural Services. The Engineering aspect of the Corporation's work was added to the Technical Directorate in 1988. The Planning Department was the first function to transfer to West Lothian Council in April 1996. The rest of the Directorate followed by 31 December 1996.
The Chief Architect and Planning Officer was responsible for the overall planning of Livingston and, under the supervision and direction of the Board, largely determined the town's character. There were three Chief Architects and Planning Officers/Technical Directors: Peter Daniels, 1963-1965; William Newman Brown, 1965-1982, and Gordon Davies, 1982-1996. |
| Extent | 8 subsubfonds comprising 5742 files, 135 microfilm cartirdges, 3 microfilm indexes, c. 11,600 maps and plans, c. 10,000 photographs and slides, 3 ledgers and 20 presentation boards. |
| ScopeandContent | 7 Subsubfonds comprising:
LDC/TD/1 Technical Directorate Registry, 1962-1996
LDC/TD/2 Planning, 1962-1996
LDC/TD/3 Architects, 1966-1985
LDC/TD/4 Engineering, 1900-1996
LDC/TD/5 Quantity Surveying, 1964-1996
LDC/TD/6 Technical Library, 1965-1965
LDC/TD/7 Countryside Ranger Service, 1988-1995
LDC/TD/8 Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Limited (LEEL) 1987-1994
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