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Defunct public sector organisation in the United Kingdom
Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation
Formation2004
Dissolved2012

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.

Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation opened for business in 2005 to drive economic growth in Thurrock, create homes, jobs and opportunities and make Thurrock a place where people want to live and work. The Corporation was given a target of creating 26,000 jobs and 18,500 homes in the borough. Its flagship projects included the Purfleet centre.

In 2007, following public consultation, it was planned for its remit to last until 2014. 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. and Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation was formally abolished on 31 October 2012.

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References

  1. "Community unite in concern over green belt". Thurrock Gazette. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. "£46million Purfleet dream is agreed". Thurrock Gazette. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation lifespan extended, press release at Media-Newswire.com
  4. Thurrock Borough Council to take charge of local regeneration, CLG, 8 September 2010
  5. Perini, Katia; Sabbion, Paola (2017). Urban Sustainability and River Restoration: Green and Blue Infrastructure. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-24496-7.
  6. "The Thurrock Development Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2012". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

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