The South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) is the first
Mayoral Development Corporation outside of
Greater London
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established under the
Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom designed to introduce directly elected mayors to combined local authorities in England and Wales and to devolve housing, transport, pla ...
. It was created to "promote the economic growth and commercial development of
Tees Valley
Tees Valley is a mayoral combined authority and Local enterprise partnership area in northern England, around the River Tees. The area is not a geographical valley.
The LEP was established in 2011 and the combined authority was establishe ...
by converting assets in the
South Tees area into opportunities for business investment and economic growth".
The jurisdiction comprises approximately 1,800 hectares of land to the south of the
River Tees
The River Tees (), in Northern England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar near Middlesbrough. The modern day history of the river has bee ...
in the Borough of
Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland is a borough with unitary authority status in North Yorkshire, England. Its main settlements are Redcar, South Bank, Eston, Brotton, Guisborough, the Greater Eston part of Middlesbrough, Loftus, Saltburn and Skelton. T ...
. The land includes former
Teesside Steelworks
The Teesside Steelworks was a large steelworks that formed a continuous stretch along the south bank of the River Tees from the towns of Middlesbrough to Redcar in North Yorkshire, England. At its height there were 91 blast furnaces within a 1 ...
and other industrial sites and is close to
Teesport.
Board members
There are 16 members; the
Tees Valley Mayor, Leader of
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is the local authority of Redcar and Cleveland. It is a unitary authority
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional fun ...
, and the
Mayor of Middlesbrough have statutory posts on the board.
Executive Team
The executive team is:
*David Allison, Chief Executive Officer
*Julie Gilhespie, Chief Executive
*John McNicholas, Engineering & Programme Director
Compulsory Purchase Order
The Corporation made a
Compulsory Purchase Order
A compulsory purchase order (CPO; , ) is a legal function in the United Kingdom and Ireland that allows certain bodies to obtain land or property without the consent of the owner. It may be enforced if a proposed development is considered one for p ...
for land at the former
Redcar Steel Works in April 2019. The valuation of the site has been contested by the owners
Sahaviriya Steel Industries and the process is expected to take 15 months.
See also
*
Teesside Development Corporation
The Teesside Development Corporation was a government-backed development corporation that was established in 1987 to fund and manage regeneration projects in the former county of Cleveland in North East England.
The Teesside Development Corpo ...
*
Tees Valley Regeneration
References
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External links
The South Tees Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2017South Tees Site Company LimitedStatistical Geography (ONS/GSS) E51000004South Tees Development Corporation (MHCLG)SSI Compulsory Purchase Order (Tees Valley Mayor)
Development Corporations of the United Kingdom
Government agencies established in 2017