West Northamptonshire Development Corporation [SEP] inception
West Northamptonshire Development Corporation
The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) is an urban Development Corporation set up to cover parts of Northamptonshire in England, by the United Kingdom government in December 2004. WNDC was set up by the Secretary of State under the provisions of the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 and has an explicit objective "to secure the regeneration of its area". The Act provides that it may do so in a number of different ways including making decisions on planning applications. It is one of three existing
West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire is a future unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is set to be created in April 2020 by the merger of the three existing non-metropolitan districts of Daventry, Northampton, and South Northamptonshire.
See also.
- 2019 structural changes to local government in England
- North Northamptonshire, another district expected to be created in Northamptonshire in April 2020.
- West Northamptonshire Development Corporation