Development Corporation
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In the United Kingdom, Development Corporations are bodies set up by national government and charged with the urban development of an area, outside the usual system of Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom. Members are appointed by central government and hence they are considered QUANGOs.
New Town Development Corporations were set up for all the designated New Towns in the United Kingdom. Urban Development Corporations also exist, which deal with regeneration in already built-up areas.
[edit] UDCs
| Name | Area | Timeframe | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Heartlands | parts of north eastern Birmingham | 1992-1998 | [1] |
| Black Country | parts of Sandwell and Walsall, in West Midlands | 1987-1998 | [2] |
| Bristol | parts of eastern Bristol | 1989-1995 | [3] |
| Cardiff Bay | Cardiff docklands area, in City of Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | 1987-2000 | [4] |
| Central Manchester | 180 ha of Manchester, near Trafford/Salford border | 1988-1996 | [5] |
| Leeds | 540 ha of Leeds, along River Aire/Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and south of city centre | 1988-1995 | [6] |
| London Docklands | London Docklands | 1981-1998 | |
| Merseyside | Merseyside (north Liverpool and Bootle docks) | 1981-1998 | |
| Plymouth | 67 ha of Plymouth docklands | 1993-1998 | [7] |
| Sheffield | Lower Don Valley | 1988-1997 | [8] |
| Teesside | large tracts of land on River Tees, some in Hartlepool | 1987-1998 | [9] - |
| Trafford Park | large area in Trafford and Salford along the Manchester Ship Canal | 1987-1998 | [10] |
| Tyne and Wear | banks of the River Tyne and River Wear | 1987-1998 | [11] |
Currently active Development Corporations are the Thurrock Development Corporation (2003, [12]), the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (2004), and the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation.
[edit] New Town DCs
| Name | Area | Timeframe | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aycliffe and Peterlee | Newton Aycliffe and Peterlee | to April 1, 1988 | [13] |
| Basildon | Basildon | ||
| Bracknell | Bracknell | ||
| Central Lancashire | Central Lancashire | ||
| Corby | Corby | ||
| Crawley | Crawley | ||
| Cumbernauld | Cumbernauld | ||
| Cwmbran | Cwmbran | to April 1, 1988 | [14] |
| East Kilbride | East Kilbride | ||
| Glenrothes | Glenrothes | ||
| Harlow | Harlow | ||
| Hemel Hempstead | Hemel Hempstead | ||
| Livingston | Livingston | ||
| Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | to April 1, 1992 | [15] |
| Peterborough | Peterborough | to October 1, 1988 | [16] |
| Redditch | Redditch | ||
| Runcorn | Runcorn | merged to form Warrington and Runcorn | |
| Skelmersdale | Skelmersdale | ||
| Telford | Telford, Shropshire | to October 1, 1991 | [17] |
| Warrington | Warrington | merged to form Warrington and Runcorn | |
| Warrington and Runcorn | Warrington and Runcorn | to October 1, 1989 | [18] |
| Washington | Washington | to April 1, 1988 | [19] |
