The Peterborough Development Corporation was established in February 1968, as a national government initiative, following the city's designation as a third-wave

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in July 1967. It was based in the Gilbert Scott designed Peterscourt in the city. It was overseen by the

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, but sought close collaboration with

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and the

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(from 1974

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) County Council. Development Corporations are bodies charged with the urban development of an area, outside the usual system of

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. The corporation's task was to provide homes, work and the full range of facilities and services for an additional 70,000 people, drawn mainly from the

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area. The Development Corporation was officially wound-up in September 1988. However, by this time, the Peterborough Development Agency had already been established as its successor to work towards the city's future prosperity. All remaining assets and liabilities of the corporation were transferred to the

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. An urban regeneration company named Opportunity Peterborough, initially under the chairmanship of Lord Mawhinney, was set up by the

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in 2005 to oversee Peterborough's future development."Expansion: A billion reasons to be cheerful"
, ''Peterborough Evening Telegraph'', 2 March 2005.

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