Bristol Development Corporation
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| Formation | 1989 |
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| Dissolved | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Bristol |
Chairman | Christopher Thomas |
Chief executive | Miles Collinge |
The Bristol Development Corporation was established in 1988 to develop parts of eastern Bristol, England.
History
[edit | edit source]The corporation was established as part of an initiative by the future Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine, in 1988 during the Third Thatcher ministry.[1] Board members were directly appointed by the minister and overrode local authority planning controls to spend government money on infrastructure. This was a controversial measure in Labour strongholds such as East London, Merseyside and North East England.[2][3]
The formation of the corporation was delayed for 18 months as a result of a petition from Bristol City Council to the House of Lords.[4] Its flagship developments included the Bristol Spine Road linking the M32 and the A4,[5][6] which allowed developments such as the Avonmeads Retail Park and the Castle Court Retail Park to proceed.[7][8] During its lifetime 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2) of non-housing development and 676 housing units were built. Around 4,825 jobs were created and some £235m of private finance was leveraged in. Circa 180 acres (0.73 km2) of derelict land was reclaimed and 4.1 miles (6.6 km) of new road and footpaths put in place.[9]
The Chairman was Christopher Thomas and the Chief Executive was Miles Collinge.[10] It was dissolved in 1995.[11]
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