West Northants Development Corporation collection

The iCon Daventry centre was a project which was carried out by WNDC in conjunction with the Univeristy of Northampton with construction taking place between 2009-2011. The collection contains documents relating to the iHub Daventry building in relation to the University of Northampton and contains documents from contractors Winvic and Consarc. Documents contained are Invitation to Tender documents, CDs containing project documents, plans and drawings of iHub Daventry, Pre Qualification Questionnaire and Pre Qualification responses by contractors, financial audits, geoenvironmental assessments, archaeological assessments, planning applications, supplier catalogues, tender submissions from contractors, tender addendums, traffic management method statements, sustainability reports, site progress reports, marketing plans and contract details of iHub Daventry. There are also 3 posters showing the concept model of iHub, an illustrative master plan of the building and a welcome poster. Documents date from 2008 to 2013.

Established by Government in December 2004, WNDC was charged with delivering new jobs, homes and investment across Northampton, Daventry and Towcester. During its operating period, WNDC was one of only three Urban Development Corporations in the UK and the only one outside London. WNDC has invested over £70 million in the regeneration of Northampton, Daventry and Towcester. The company previously had the responsibility to determine strategic planning applications in its area of operation. During its time as a planning authority, they approved over 6,000 new homes and nearly 2 million square miles of commercial development. In April 2012, these planning powers were transferred to local authorities. The WNDC closed in March 2014.

The iCon Sustainability Centre opened to the public in May 2011. Land was provided by Daventry District Council and Northamptonshire Country Council. Concept design was produced by Consarc and the design and construction was done by Winvic Build. iCon is operated by the University of Northampton, working with other universities and the UK Building Research Establishment. The University of Northampton led the initial design consortia that created the iHub Daventry initiative, holding a two-stage competition to design the iHub Daventry building.

While most of the collection is accessible to everyone some restrictions are in place to protect personal data.

We do not excpect their will be major accruals to this collection, but the Univeristy would welcome the chance to discuss any further potential donations of records relating to similar projects where the University was a partner.

A detailed catalogue is available at https://thearchive.northampton.ac.uk/records/WNDC/01/Pro

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We do not excpect their will be major accruals to this collection, but the Univeristy would welcome the chance to discuss any further potential donations of records relating to similar projects where the University was a partner.