Central Manchester Development Corporation

Central Manchester Development Corporation
Founded	1988
Defunct	1 July 1996
Headquarters	Manchester, England
Key people	Dr James Grigor OBE, Chairman ; John Glestor, CEO

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 m²) of derelict land was reclaimed with 1.3 miles (2.1 km) of new roads and footpaths established.^[1]

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

It was dissolved in 1996.^[2]

References

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

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[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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