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Central Manchester Development Corporation
Founded1988
Defunct1 July 1996 Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersManchester, England
Key peopleDr James Grigor OBE, Chairman
John Glestor, CEO
The six areas within the boundary of the CMDC: Pomona, Castlefield, Central, Gaythorn & Piccadilly

The Central Manchester Development Corporation was established in 1988 to develop parts of eastern Manchester. Its flagship developments included the Bridgewater Hall concert auditorium.

During its lifetime, 1.5 m sq.ft. of non-housing development and 2,583 housing units were built. Around 4,944 new jobs were created and some £303m of private finance was leveraged. Nearly 86 acres (350,000 m) of derelict land was reclaimed with 1.3 miles (2.1 km) of new roads and footpaths established.

The Chairman was Dr James Grigor and the Chief Executive was John Glester.

It was dissolved in 1996.

References

  1. Impact of Urban Development Corporations in Leeds, Bristol and Central Manchester, DETR, 1998.
  2. "The Central Manchester Development Corporation (Dissolution) Order 1996". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.


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