Bristol Development Corporation

Bristol Development Corporation
Formation 1989
Extinction 1995
Headquarters Bristol
Location
  • England
Official language
English
Chair
C. Thomas
Key people
G.M. Collinge

The Bristol Development Corporation was established in 1989 to develop parts of eastern Bristol, England. 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 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.[1]

The Chairman was C. Thomas and the Chief Executive was G.M. Collinge. It was dissolved in 1995.

References

  1. Impact of Urban Development Corporations in Leeds, Bristol and Central Manchester, DETR, 1998.


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