Leeds Development Corporation
- Leeds Development Corporation
Infobox Organization
name = Leeds Development Corporation
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formation = 1988
extinction = 1995
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headquarters = Leeds
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language = English
leader_title = Chair
leader_name = Peter Hartley CBE
key_people = Martin Eagland
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website = The Leeds Development Corporation was established in 1988 to develop South Central Leeds and the Kirkstall Valley. Its flagship developments included the Royal Armouries Museum at Clarence Dock and the Hunslet Green housing development. During its lifetime 4.1m sq.ft. of non-housing development and 571 housing units were built. Around 9,066 new jobs were created and some £357m of private finance was leveraged in. Circa convert|168|acre|km2 of derelict land was reclaimed and convert|7.2|mi|km of new road and footpaths put in place. ["Impact of Urban Development Corporations in Leeds, Bristol and Central Manchester, DETR, 1998".]
The Chairman was Peter Hartley CBE and the Chief Executive was Martin Eagland. The Executive Directors were Alan Goodrum, Robin Herzberg and Stuart Kenny. It was dissolved in 1995.
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