West Northamptonshire Development Corporation

The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) was an urban Development Corporation to secure the regeneration of the urban development areas of Daventry, Towcester and Northampton in Northamptonshire, England.

West Northamptonshire Development Corporation

Formation	15 December 2004
Dissolved	31 March 2014
Headquarters	Northampton
Location	Northamptonshire
Chair	John Markham OBE
Chief executive	Peter Mawson
Website	Official website

History

The corporation was established under the provisions of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 in December 2004.^[1] It was given additional functions as the planning authority for the area in 2006.^[2]

The corporation's flagship projects included the redevelopment of Northampton railway station,^[3] a new marina in Becket's Park as part of wider waterside development^[4] and the iCon building in Daventry.^[5] Around 21,500,000 square feet (2,000,000 m²) of commercial development was approved by the corporation.^[6]

The Executive Team in July 2010 consisted of Peter Mawson (Chief Executive), Roger Mendonca (Deputy Chief Executive), Chris Garden (Director of Regeneration and Development), Adrian Arnold (Director of Planning Services), and Bill Allen (Director of Implementation and Delivery).^[7]

The corporation was dissolved on 31 March 2014.^[8]