ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to apply the concept of 'extended gatekeeping' to the empirical case study material relating to local implementation of URBAN in London. It explains how the delivery of URBAN fitted in with existing procedures for delivering national and European programmes. The chapter explores this in relation to the 'Action Plan' process adopted for URBAN in the UK. It explores how the implementation of URBAN reflected the principles of post-1988 regional policy namely concentration, programming, additionality and partnership. The management and administration of the programme, representation of the local community, tensions in local delivery mechanisms, problems of coordination and financial responsibility for the URBAN programme. The Park Royal URBAN programme was agreed on 5 August 1996, that for the Heart of the East End on the 16 August 1996. The Commission had engaged in lengthy negotiations to secure the terms of reference for the delivery of URBAN.
