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Peterlee New Town Development Corporation

Reference: NT/Pe 1 Catalogue Title: Peterlee New Town Development Corporation Area: Catalogue Category: Public Records Description: Board and non-departmental records

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  • Peterlee New Town Development Corporation
    • Minutes of meetings of Development Corporation (Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/1-9)
    • Reports and minutes of meetings of committees and sub-committees of Development Corporation (Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/1-10)
    • Minutes of Peterlee Licensed Premises Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/1)
    • Minutes of meetings of Development Corporation / Easington (Rural) District Council / Durham County Council / Peterlee Town Council Castle Eden Dene Joint Management Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/2)
    • Notes of meetings of Castle Eden Dene Scientific Advisory Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/3)
    • Agenda papers and notes of meetings of Development Corporation / Easington District Council Joint [Housing] Allocations Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/4-5)
    • Notes of meetings of Development Corporation / Peterlee Town Council Joint Consultative Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/6)
    • Notes of meetings of Industrial Liaison Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/7)
    • Minutes of meetings of Development Corporation / Easington District Council Joint Committee on transfer of housing and housing related assets (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/8)
    • Agenda papers and notes of meetings of Development Corporation / Easington District Council Joint Housing Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/9-10)
    • Reports of General Manager / Managing Director to Development Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/1-20)
    • Reports of Chief Finance Officer / Director of Finance to Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/21-30)
    • Reports of Social Development Officer to Development Corporation (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/39)
    • Reports of Legal Officer to Development Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/43)
    • Reports of Chief Architect / Chief Architect-Planner / Director of Technical Services to Development Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/44-51)
    • Reports of Director of Administration / Chief Administrative Officer to Development Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/52-57)
    • Notes and agenda papers of Chief Officers' meetings (Ref: NT/Pe 1/6/1-2)
    • Corporation Seal (Ref: NT/Pe 1/7/1)

Catalogue Description

BOARD AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS

Catalogue Contents

Minutes of meetings of Development Corporation (Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/1-9)Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/1

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 1-69/minutes 1-1072, 24 March 1948 - 5 June 1950
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/2

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 70-157/minutes 1073-2935, 16 June 1950 - 15 December 1954
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/3

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 158-208/ minutes 2936-3903, 5 January 1955 - 6 March 1958
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/4

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 209-241/ minutes 3904-4578, 2 April 1958 - 2 March 1961 (1 volume, leather half-bound) Minutes for meetings 242, April 1961, are missing

Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/5

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 243-271/ minutes 4599-5132, 4 May 1961 - 5 December 1963
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/6

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 272-371/ minutes 5133-6492, 9 January 1964 - 7 December 1972
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/7

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 372-379, 318-364/minutes 6493-7691, 11 January 1973 - 15 December 1977 Two meetings are numbered 379 (16 August and September 1973) and meeting numbering begins thereafter at 318 (4 October 1973)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/8

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 365-399/minutes 7691[repeated]-8121, 1-27, 1-49, 12 January 1978 - 5 March 1981 Minutes of meeting 379 (5 April 1979) are numbered 1-27, and minute numbering begins thereafter at 1 with meeting 380 (10 May 1979)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/1/9

Minutes of Development Corporation (signed), meetings 400-444/minutes 1-1063, 2 April 1981 - 6 June 1985
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Reports and minutes of meetings of committees and sub-committees of Development Corporation (Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/1-10)Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/1

Reports of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee, 18 March 1966 - 18 December 1970
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/2

Reports of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee, 15 January 1971 - 15 December 1972
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/3

Reports of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee, 25 January 1973 - 20 December 1974
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/4

Reports of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee, 17 January 1975 - 17 December 1976
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/5

Reports (indexed) of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee, 21 January 1977 - 14 December 1978
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/6

Reports of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee (SUB 1-24), 19 January 1979 - 19 December 1980
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/7

Reports of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee (SUB 25-48), 16 January 1981 - 6 January 1983
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/8

Reports of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee (SUB 49-68), 21 January 1983 - 17 August 1984
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/9

Reports of meetings of General Purposes and Finance Committee (SUB 69-78), 21 September 1984 - 21 June 1985
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/2/10

Minutes of Estates Committee (signed), 16 January 1951 - 1 March 1957
(1 volume, leather bound)

Minutes of Peterlee Licensed Premises Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/1)Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/1

Minutes (signed) of meetings 1-13, 4 February 1954 - 12 March 1971
(1 post-binder)

Minutes of meetings of Development Corporation / Easington (Rural) District Council / Durham County Council / Peterlee Town Council Castle Eden Dene Joint Management Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/2)Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/2

Minutes (signed) of meetings 1-42, 1 March 1954 - 26 April 1985
(1 post-binder)

Notes of meetings of Castle Eden Dene Scientific Advisory Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/3)Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/3

Notes of meetings 1-48, 15 October 1969 - 10 October 1984
(1 lever-arch file)

Agenda papers and notes of meetings of Development Corporation / Easington District Council Joint [Housing] Allocations Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/4-5)Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/4

Agenda papers and notes of meetings, 7 June 1974 - 22 August 1975
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/5

Agenda papers and notes of meetings, 3 October 1975 - 1 April 1977
(1 file)

Notes of meetings of Development Corporation / Peterlee Town Council Joint Consultative Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/6)Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/6

Notes (indexed) of meetings, 17 December 1974 - 28 November 1986
(1 lever-arch file)

Notes of meetings of Industrial Liaison Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/7)Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/7

Notes (indexed) of meetings, 22 January 1975 - 28 October 1981
(1 lever-arch file)

Minutes of meetings of Development Corporation / Easington District Council Joint Committee on transfer of housing and housing related assets (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/8)Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/8

Minutes of meetings (including meetings of Staff Working Parties for Officers and Manual Workers), 18 February 1976 - 27 July 1977)
(1 file)

Agenda papers and notes of meetings of Development Corporation / Easington District Council Joint Housing Committee (Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/9-10)Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/9

Notes of meetings, 14 June 1974 - 1 April 1977
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/3/10

Agenda papers and notes of meetings, 3 June 1977 - 31 March 1978
(1 lever-arch file)

Reports of General Manager / Managing Director to Development Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/1-20)Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/1

Reports of General Manager, 18 October 1948 - 13 December 1949
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/2

Reports of General Manager, 13 December 1949 - 26 September 1951
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/3

Reports of General Manager, 17 October 1951 - 13 October 1954
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/4

Reports of General Manager, 3 November 1954 - [11 May] 1955
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/5

Reports of General Manager, 1 June 1955 - 25 January 1956
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/6

Reports of General Manager, 15 February 1956 - 23 May 1956
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/7

Reports of General Manager, 4 July 1956 - 20 February 1957
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/8

Reports of General Manager, 13 March 1957 - 27 November 1957
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/9

Reports of General Manager, 6 February 1958 - 6 October 1960
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/10

Reports of General Manager, 3 November 1960 - 6 December 1962
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/11

Reports of General Manager, 3 January 1963 - 10 December 1964
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/12

Reports of General Manager, [14 January 1965] - 19 August 1966
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/13

Reports of General Manager, 1 September 1966 - 20 September 1968
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/14

Reports of General Manager, 3 October 1968 - 18 December 1970
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/15

Reports of General Manager, 7 January 1971 - 18 August 1972
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/16

Reports of General Manager, 7 September 1972 - 19 October 1973
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/17

Reports of General Manager, 1 November 1973 - 20 June 1975
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/18

Reports of General Manager, 10 July 1975 - 18 March 1977
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/19

Reports of General Manager/Managing Director (MD 1-6, also MD 155-157 [Aycliffe series, incomplete]), 7 April 1977 - 20 April 1979
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/20

Reports of Managing Director (MD [6]-57, also MD 189-202 [Aycliffe series, incomplete]), 8 May 1979 - 4 July 1985
(1 lever-arch file)

Reports of Chief Finance Officer / Director of Finance to Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/21-30)Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/21

Reports of Chief Finance Officer, 1 July 1963 - 17 December 1965
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/22

Reports of Chief Finance Officer, 22 December 1965 - 18 August 1967
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/23

Reports of Chief Finance Officer, 31 August 1967 - 20 June 1969
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/24

Reports of Chief Finance Officer, 3 July 1969 - 21 July 1972
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/25

Reports of Chief Finance Officer/Director of Finance, 10 August 1972 - 7 October 1974
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/26

Reports of Director of Finance, 5 November 1974 - 16 July 1976
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/27

Reports of Director of Finance/Chief Finance Officer (CFO 1-8), 6 August 1976 - 20 April 1979
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/28

Reports of Chief Finance Officer (CFO 9-43), 10 May 1979 - 19 December 1980
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/29

Reports of Chief Finance Officer/Director of Finance (CFO 44-59, DOF 60-114, also CFO/DOF 16-80 [Aycliffe series, incomplete]), 8 January 1981 - 1 March 1984
(1 lever-arch file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/30

Reports of Director of Finance/Chief Finance Officer (DOF 115-120, CFO 121-141, also DOF/CFO 84-104 [Aycliffe series, incomplete]), 16 March 1984 - 4 July 1985
(1 lever-arch file)

(Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/31-38)

Reports of Commercial Development Officer / Industrial and Commercial Officer / Chief Estates Officer / Director of Estates/Director (Industry and Commerce) / Estates Department / Managing Director's Department (Promotions Division) / Director of Promotion and Marketing to Development Corporation and committees

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/31

Reports of Commercial Development Officer, 4 January 1968 - 3 July 1969
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/32

Reports of Industrial and Commercial Officer/Chief Estates Officer/Director of Estates, 2 December 1971 - 19 December 1975
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/33

Reports of Director of Estates, 22 December 1975 - 24 June 1977
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/34

Reports of Director of Estates/Director (Industry and Commerce), 7 July 1977 - 6 October 1978
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/35

Reports of Director (Industry and Commerce) (DIC 1-21), 2 November 1978 - 8 November 1979
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/36

Reports of Director (Industry and Commerce) (DIC 22-44), 28 November 1979 - 19 December 1980
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/37

Reports of Director (Industry and Commerce)/Estates Department/Managing Director's Department (Promotions Division)/Director of Promotion and Marketing (DIC 45-61, PM 1-4, DPM 4-32), 22 December 1980 - 20 January 1984
(1 lever-arch file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/38

Reports of Chief Administrative Officer (Commercial)/Commercial Development Officer/Industrial and Commercial Officer/Chief Housing Officer/Chief Estates Officer/Director of Estates to General Purposes and Finance Committee, 6 July 1967 - 17 January 1975
(1 file)

Reports of Social Development Officer to Development Corporation (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/39)Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/39

Reports of Social Development Officer (SDO 1-15), 3 January 1974 - 16 October 1981
(1 lever-arch file)

(Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/40-42)

Reports of Director of Technical Services / Director of Development to Development Corporation and committees

Reports, 18 March 1952 - 5 February 1981, see NT/Pe 1/4/44-51

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/40

Reports of Director of Technical Services/Director of Development (DTS 27-32, DOD 33-58), 5 March 1981 - 15 October 1982
(1 lever-arch file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/41

Reports of Director of Development (DOD 59-90, also DOD 226-250 [Aycliffe series, incomplete]), 4 November 1982 - 20 February 1984
(1 lever-arch file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/42

Reports of Director of Development (DOD 91-121, also DOD 254-278 [Aycliffe series, incomplete]), 16 March 1984 - 16 August 1985
(1 lever-arch file)

Reports of Legal Officer to Development Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/43)Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/43

Reports of Legal Officer (LO 1-34), 2 April 1981 - 5 April 1984
(1 lever-arch file)

Reports of Chief Architect / Chief Architect-Planner / Director of Technical Services to Development Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/44-51)Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/44

Reports of Chief Architect, 18 March 1952 - 7 May 1959
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/45

Reports of Chief Architect/Chief Architect-Planner, 2 July 1959 - 2 November 1967
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/46

Reports of Chief Architect-Planner/Director of Technical Services, 7 December 1967 - 2 December 1971
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/47

Reports of Director of Technical Services, 6 January 1972 - 8 December 1975
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/48

Reports of Director of Technical Services, 8 January 1976 - 15 September 1977
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/49

Reports of Director of Technical Services, 6 October 1977 - 14 December 1978
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/50

Reports of Director of Technical Services (DTS 1-12), January 1979 - 10 January 1980
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/51

Reports of Director of Technical Services (DTS 13-26), 7 February 1980 - 5 January 1981 (1 file) Reports, 23 February 1981 - 16 August 1985, see NT/Pe 1/4/40-42

Reports of Director of Administration / Chief Administrative Officer to Development Corporation and committees (Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/52-57)Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/52

Reports of Director of Administration, 21 December 1973 - 15 October 1976
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/53

Reports of Director of Administration, 2 December 1976 - 23 June 1978
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/54

Reports of Director of Administration (DAF 1-15), 5 July 1978 - 19 October 1979
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/55

Reports of Director of Administration/Chief Administrative Officer (DAF 16-20, CAO 22-48), 1 November 1979 - 15 May 1981
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/56

Reports of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO 49-104), 12 June 1981 - 1 March 1984
(1 lever-arch file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/4/57

Reports of Director of Administration (DOA 1-30), 16 March 1984 - 16 August 1985
(1 lever-arch file)

Notes and agenda papers of Chief Officers' meetings (Ref: NT/Pe 1/6/1-2)Ref: NT/Pe 1/6/1

Notes of meetings, 17 April 1962 - 17 May 1965
(1 file)

Ref: NT/Pe 1/6/2

Notes and agenda papers, 3 November 1965 - 25 June 1973 (1 file) Agenda papers etc., 29 January 1974 - 23 March 1976, see NT/AP 1/6/1-4

Corporation Seal (Ref: NT/Pe 1/7/1)Ref: NT/Pe 1/7/1

Peterlee Development Corporation sealing machine, n.d. [c.1948]
(1 machine)



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