From the Wikipedia page [1]. The London Development Agency (LDA) was the regional development agency for the London region in England. It existed as a functional body of the Greater London Authority. Its purpose was to drive sustainable economic growth within London. The LDA was based at Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, south London (across the street from Southwark Station). The LDA Olympic Land team was based at London 2012 headquarters in Docklands.