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Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation was a
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in the
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sponsored by the
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. It was an Urban Development Corporation set up by the
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covering the entire borough and
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of
Thurrock Thurrock () is a unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Essex, England. It lies on the north bank of the River ...
in
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. It handled large planning applications in the borough, and was part of the government's plan for urban expansion in the
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.


History

Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation was established in 2003 to drive economic growth in Thurrock, create homes, jobs and opportunities and make Thurrock a place where people want to live and work. It was given planning powers in 2005. The Corporation was given a target of creating 26,000 jobs and building 18,500 homes in the borough. Its flagship projects included the Purfleet centre. During its lifetime 8,895 jobs were created and 5,969 housing units were built. The chairman was William McKee
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and the chief executive was Niall Lindsay. In 2007, following public consultation, it was planned for its remit to last until 2014. At the end of the
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, there was an intention to merge the Corporation into the
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. However, following its emphasis on localism, the 2010 coalition government merged the Corporation with Thurrock Borough Council on 1 April 2012. Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation was formally abolished on 31 October 2012.


See also

* London Thames Gateway Development Corporation


References

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