Bristol Development Corporation

Bristol Development Corporation

Infobox Organization
name = Bristol Development Corporation


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formation = 1989
extinction = 1995
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headquarters = Bristol
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language = English
leader_title = Chair
leader_name = C Thomas
key_people = G M Collinge
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The Bristol Development Corporation was established in 1989 to develop parts of eastern Bristol. Its flagship developments included the Bristol Spine Road. During its lifetime 1.3m sq.ft. of non-housing development and 676 housing units were built. Around 4,825 new jobs were created and some £235m of private finance was leveraged in. Circa convert|180|acre|km2 of derelict land was reclaimed and convert|4.1|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 C Thomas and the Chief Executive was G M Collinge. It was dissolved in 1995.

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