Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation

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Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation
Formation2004
Dissolved2012
Headquarters Thurrock
Chairman
William McKee CBE
Key people
Niall Lindsay

Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government. It was an Urban Development Corporation set up by the Government of the United Kingdom covering the entire borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex. It handled large planning applications in the borough, and was part of the government's plan for urban expansion in the Thames Gateway.

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History

Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation was established in 2003 to drive economic growth in Thurrock, create homes, jobs and opportunities and make Thurrock a place where people want to live and work. [1] It was given planning powers in 2005. [2] The Corporation was given a target of creating 26,000 jobs and building 18,500 homes in the borough. [3]

Its flagship projects included the Purfleet centre. [4] During its lifetime 8,895 jobs were created and 5,969 housing units were built. [5] The chairman was William McKee CBE [6] and the chief executive was Niall Lindsay. [7]

In 2007, following public consultation, it was planned for its remit to last until 2014. [8] At the end of the premiership of Gordon Brown, there was an intention to merge the Corporation into the Homes and Communities Agency. However, following its emphasis on localism, the 2010 coalition government merged the Corporation with Thurrock Borough Council on 1 April 2012. [9] Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation was formally abolished on 31 October 2012. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Thurrock Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2003". Legilation.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Thames Gateway body to be given planning powers". Construction News. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Community unite in concern over green belt". Thurrock Gazette. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "£46million Purfleet dream is agreed". Thurrock Gazette. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report 2011/12" (PDF). Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation. p. 21. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ministers meet council over closure of Development Corporation". Your Thurrock. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Development Corporation closure to save £18.5 million". Thurrock Gazette. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ↑ Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation lifespan extended, press release at Media-Newswire.com
  9. ↑ Thurrock Borough Council to take charge of local regeneration, CLG, 8 September 2010
  10. ↑ Perini, Katia; Sabbion, Paola (2017). Urban Sustainability and River Restoration: Green and Blue Infrastructure. Wiley. ISBN   978-1-119-24496-7.
  11. ↑ "The Thurrock Development Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2012". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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