The Bristol Development Corporation was established in 1989 to develop parts of eastern

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. 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 jobs were created and some £235m of private finance was leveraged in. Circa of derelict land was reclaimed and of new road and footpaths put in place. The Chairman was Christopher Thomas and the Chief Executive was Miles Collinge. It was dissolved in 1995.

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