Going from strength to strength
Alive with heritage, culture and enterprise...
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Going from strength to strength Northampton Alive is a catalyst for growth.
We started with six major projects
Under the banner of Northampton
in 2012. Creating the Northampton
Alive we have galvanised our town.
Alive brand allowed us to bring
Each success has led to more
these projects together and
investment opportunities and we
co-ordinate our efforts to put
have now unveiled almost 50 exciting
Northampton back on track.
Northampton Alive projects.
The original projects were: • Project Angel - work has started on this £12m project • St Peter’s - The University’s
In less than three years we have transformed large parts of Northampton as hundreds of millions of pounds of investment has created jobs and seen a large number of public and private sector organisations working together.
Working in partnership with a wide range of organisations we have looked at the needs of the town. We have created the perfect
Innovation Centre is complete and
conditions for investment and put our
FOUR St Peter’s Waterside is set
support behind public and private
to offer an additional 225,000sqft
sector organisations as
of modern office space
we transform our town.
• Avon / Nunn Mills - the University of Northampton is creating a new £330m campus • Railway station - a new £20m redeveloped station is now open • St John’s - a £25m accommodation block for 460 students was completed • Greyfriars - demolition of the former bus station is readying the site for development now
Our portfolio of Northampton Alive projects demonstrates how the town welcomes business, is a great place to live and an attractive destination for visitors.
that it is back in local control
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Creating places to do business “With almost 1,400 new businesses started in 2013, Northampton is ranked as the third highest centre of innovation and enterprise in the UK.”
Project Angel
FOUR St Peter’s Waterside
Project Angel is a new, low-carbon
FOUR St Peter’s Waterside is a
office space which will bring
landmark new office development
Northamptonshire County Council
at one of the key gateways to
staff back into the town centre.
Northampton town centre, comprising
This will create an estimated £12
four 50,000sqft contemporary
Cities Outlook 2015 report
million new spending power into
office buildings. The development
from Centre for Cities
the town and save county council
is complemented by an attractive
tax payers up to £54 million.
riverside setting and will feature a selection of amenities for occupiers, including retail.
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Innovation through business
University of Northampton Innovation Centre
Vulcan Iron Works
Phipps Albion Brewery
Northampton Borough Council is to
Phipps Albion Brewery is a
Work is now complete on the
carry out a major redevelopment of the
historic brewery at the heart of
ÂŁ8.5m University of Northampton
former Vulcan Iron Works site in Guildhall
Northampton Waterside Enterprise
Innovation Centre in the Northampton
Road as a hub for creative industries,
Zone that has been brought back to
Waterside Enterprise Zone. The six
with managed workspaces and studios.
life and created 20 new jobs.
storey building will provide office
Situated within the Northampton
accommodation and support services
Waterside Enterprise Zone as well as the
for up to 55 small businesses in
Cultural Quarter, the development has
the social enterprise sector.
potential to support 100 businesses and create around 400 jobs.
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Supporting success In just nine months, the Business Incentive Scheme leveraged £5 in public sector funding (total £1.6m) for every £1 invested by Northampton Borough Council (total £305,000).
University of Northampton Waterside Campus
Cosworth
Carlsberg
Performance engine specialist
Carlsberg has built a £20m bottling
Located in the Enterprise Zone,
Cosworth has expanded with a new
plant at its brewery in Northampton.
the £330m University of Northampton
manufacturing facility and creation
The facility, within Northampton
Waterside Campus is set to consolidate
of a centre of excellence. This is
Waterside Enterprise Zone, can
two separate campuses into one
supporting the company’s use of
produce a staggering 60,000 bottles
state-of-the-art location. The site
cutting edge technologies to optimise
of beer per minute – ten million per
covers 20 hectares of brownfield land
its manufacturing processes as it
year – and created 30 new jobs.
along the River Nene. This move brings
moves back into the domestic car
the campus into the town centre and
market. The expansion will create up to
closer to the business community.
70 direct jobs as well as boosting the company’s apprenticeship programme.
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Church & Co
Business Incentive Scheme
Iconic footwear brand Church & Co is set
Northampton Borough Council has
to expand its manufacturing operation
launched a Business Incentive Scheme to
into the former First Bus depot in St
stimulate the local economy and reduce
James. The expansion will create 150
the number of empty units. So far over
jobs, many of which will be highly-skilled, and will help secure the company’s longterm future. A further 50 new jobs will be created on the adjacent site which will be
£300,000 has been awarded in grants, leveraging over £1.6m in private sector investment and creating over 120 jobs.
used for warehousing and storage.
Franklin’s Gardens Following construction in summer 2015, a new North Stand at the home of Northampton Saints will boost capacity to 15,500. This means every regular season home came could be played in Northampton, including Heineken Cup quarter finals.
Sixfields Stadium
Northampton Athletics Club
Sixfields Stadium, the home of
Northampton Borough Council is working
Northampton Town Football Club is
with the Rugby & Northampton Athletics
being redeveloped. Improved corporate
Club and Moulton College to bring forward
and hospitality facilities along with a
a new, first-class Athletics Track for local
hotel and conference centre will provide
athletes. The new development will consist
additional income for the Club. The
of an eight-lane track and field athletics
new £12m facilities will also add to the
facility to meet UK Athletics Competition
offer of the Enterprise Zone.
“Class A” Certification Standard.
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Destination Northampton Every year more than 400,000 people come into Northampton to see world class performances at the Royal & Derngate Theatre.
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
Becket’s Park Marina
The Cultural Quarter has been
Becket’s Park is located where the
Northampton Borough Council has
created to recognise and galvanise
River Nene meets the Grand Union
unveiled plans for a £14m extension
a unique cluster of creative businesses
Canal. What once attracted industry
of the Northampton Museum and Art
in the town centre. Collectively
and commerce now brings tourists to
Gallery. This major new extension
the sector makes an enormous
Northampton, with the new 78-berth
of the Museum will double the size
contribution to the local economy
Becket’s Park Marina as a destination
of the exhibition space and create
and this project sees creative
location. The £2.15 million development
new galleries, teaching facilities and
industries at the heart of regeneration
has helped to transform this area,
a retail area. The plans will see the
and development of the Quarter.
creating a new leisure facility within a
museum building extended back into the old gaol block, which is currently part of the County Hall complex.
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The Cultural Quarter
short walk of the town centre.
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The Errol Flynn Filmhouse
Radlands Plaza Skatepark
Abington Park Museum
The Errol Flynn Filmhouse, is a
Radlands Plaza Skatepark is a
There will be a major refurbishment
90-seat venue hosting the very
purpose-built facility in Midsummer
of Abington Park Museum, focussing
best in world, independent,
Meadow. The skatepark has already
on the building’s connection with William
British and mainstream cinema,
earned a reputation as one of the best
Shakespeare and on the history of the
broadening the range of films available to the discerning Northamptonshire movie-goer.
facilities of its kind in the UK, drawing in thousands of visitors to the town. With floodlighting, a shelter and a café, the skatepark is a very popular venue for families and young people.
Northamptonshire Regiments. This could also see Abington Manor brought back into use as a venue for conferences and weddings.
Albion Place Hotel
Boutique Hotel
Ark Restaurant
Based in the town’s Cultural Quarter
A Boutique Hotel will be created by
The Ark Restaurant is Northampton’s
a new 104-bedroom Albion Place
private developers at 13-15 Guildhall
first floating restaurant. The specially-
Hotel is being constructed for Premier
Road. There will be a high-quality
designed boat is situated close to the
Inn. The £8m project will create
restaurant and up to 13 stylish rooms,
town centre and the site of the new
around 50 jobs and give visitors to
making an attractive offer in the heart
University of Northampton campus.
Northampton easy access to the
of the Cultural Quarter.
town centre and the attractions of Northampton’s cultural offer.
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Map Key In less than three years we have seen Northampton Alive grow from six to over 40 projects, that are creating jobs, attracting investment and transforming our town.
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1 - Grosvenor/Greyfriars
23 - Phipps Albion Brewery
2 - North Gate Bus Station
24 - Church & Co
3 - Market Square
25 - Cosworth
4 - Project Angel
26 - Dallington Grange
5 - St John’s Student Accomodation
27 - Extension of Museum & Gallery
6 - Becket’s Park Marina
28 - Business Incentive Scheme
7 - Heritage Gateway
29 - Abington St Re-opening to Traffic
8 - Castle Railway Station
30 - North Gate
9 - Innovation Centre
31 - Guildhall Road Enhancement Work
10 - St Peter’s Waterside
32 - Abington Park Museum
11 - University Campus
33 - Cultural Quarter Boutique Hotel
12 - Carlsberg
34 - Boot & Shoe Quarter
13 - Ark Restaurant
35 - Castle Railway Station Phase II
14 - Delapre Abbey
36 - Maple Buildings (Hope Centre)
15 - Ransome Road
37 - Athletics Track
16 - Albion Place Hotel
38 - Canal Towpaths
17 - Skate Park at Radlands Plaza
39 - Cycle CoNNect
18 - Errol Flynn Filmhouse
40 - Barrack Road School
19 - Cultural Quarter
41 - FOUR St Peter’s Waterside
20 - Sixfields Stadium
42 - Eastgate
21 - Franklins Gardens
43 - Vulcan Works
22 - Town Centre Redevelopment
44 - St Edmund’s
Project Locations
Optimum location Northampton offers a huge range of opportunities available for businesses, developers, investors and land owners.
The town occupies a key position on the country’s road network:
Excellent access to the road network provides easy access to many of the UK’s ferry ports, and five international airports lie within little more than an hour of the town: • Heathrow • Stansted
• Located on the M1, about
• Birmingham
halfway between London
• East Midlands
and Nottingham, providing a
• Luton
A1
direct link with Yorkshire and the north-east • The M6 begins just north of the town, offering a direct route to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, then on through the Lake District into Scotland via the M74 to Glasgow • Just to the south lies the M40
Rail offers a direct route to London and Birmingham, with both just an hour away. Connections continue into the north-west of England, Wales and Scotland with easy links with the
M6 M1 A14
Birmingham
Northampton
M4 London
north-east. Direct fares are now
which opens up southern
available for connections with the
England and Wales via the
Eurostar to Paris.
M3, M4 and M5
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Improved transport infrastructure Northampton is perfectly situated for easy access to the rest of the UK and the continent, with international connections via road, rail, air and sea.
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Northampton Castle Railway Station phase 1
Northampton Castle Railway Station phase 2 and 3
Northampton’s new railway station
Following the completion of the new
opened in January 2015. Located
railway station, work is starting on
in the Northampton Waterside
phase II of the railway station
Enterprise Zone, the ÂŁ20m
redevelopment. This will see more of the
development is the first phase of
5.4 hectare site transformed, with the
regeneration in the area. The new
creation of a new 1,300-space multi-storey
building is 2,500sqm, twice the
car park, followed by phase III which will
size of the old station and includes
introduce high-quality commercial space
new features and facilities
within the Enterprise Zone. The project is a
for commuters and visitors.
partnership between Northampton Borough Council and Network Rail.
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Ransome Road
Guildhall Road
The Homes and Communities
Improvement and enhancement
Agency is leading a £60m housing
work has taken place in Guildhall
development project in Northampton.
Road to support the Cultural Quarter.
The mixed tenure regeneration project,
The pavements have been widened
on Ransome Road, will comprise
to create outdoor eating areas
approximately 420 new houses and
for restaurants and cafes, street
apartments for both affordable rent
entertainment and more parking
and open market sale.
spaces have been created.
Cycle CoNNect
Canal towpath
The £150,000 Cycle CoNNect
A stretch of canal towpath on the
scheme launched in the summer of
Northampton Arm of the Grand Union
2014. The cycle hire scheme uses a
Canal has been improved for use by
number of hubs across the town to
boaters, walkers and cyclists. The
make travelling between locations
£300,000-project is being jointly funded
convenient and simple.
by the Canal & River Trust, the Department
North Gate bus station The new North Gate bus station is a state of the art, modern facility that will provide a welcoming gateway for visitors arriving in Northampton. The £7m development was funded by Northampton Borough Council, Northamptonshire County Council and West Northamptonshire Development Corporation and features a convenience store, café, toilets and three art installations by local artists using funding from Arts Council England.
for Transport via Northamptonshire County Council, plus money from section 106 planning agreements.
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Stimulating the local economy In the six-weeks leading up to Christmas 2014, over 1.6m people came into the town centre.
Greyfriars
Northampton town centre
Grosvenor Centre
The demolition of Greyfriars gives an
The enhancement and improvement
Legal & General is investing ÂŁ10m
exciting opportunity to redevelop the
of Northampton town centre is a key
into the Grosvenor Centre. A ÂŁ5m
four-acre town centre site to support
priority for Northampton Borough
facelift of the facilities is under way
the regeneration of Northampton.
Council. A range of initiatives have
and plans to remodel both the Market
been introduced to benefit visitors
Square and Abington Street entrances
and businesses including improved
are being worked on.
signage, street furniture, events and free parking offers.
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A better retail environment and shopping experience
Abington Street
Weston Favell Shopping Centre
Market Square
The work to reopen part of Abington
The Weston Favell Shopping
Northampton’s historic Market
Street to traffic is part of the Borough
Centre in Northampton is undergoing
Square has been transformed with
Council’s wider strategy to increase the
a £4 million revamp. The plans include
over £1m of investment. The project
number of shoppers and businesses in
extensive work to brighten up and
was aimed at bringing people into
the town centre. The newly reopened
modernise it. This will include the
the town centre and increasing
section has 30 additional parking bays
creation of a market place, with
economic activity. This included a
that are free to use for up to two hours,
scope to introduce a new
lighting project that makes the area
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anchor tenant.
more welcoming in the evenings.
disabled parking bays.
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Living in Northampton 4.6m people, almost 9% of the population of England, live within an hour of Northampton. St John’s student accommodation
Dallington Grange
The new St John’s student
Northampton Borough Council plans
accommodation has brought almost
to build 100 new council homes on
500 new residents into the town
land at Dallington Grange. The site
centre. The former surface car park
has been identified for housing and
has been transformed into modern
would include schools, health facilities
apartments for university students.
and community services for the area.
The University of Northampton project is bringing new jobs and investment to the town centre, helping regenerate that part of Northampton.
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Diverse economy and appetite for success
St Edmund’s Hospital
Barrack Road
Maple Buildings
The derelict St Edmund’s Hospital in
This Northamptonshire County
The Maple Buildings is a three storey
Northampton is to be redeveloped
Council initiative will turn a former
building at Ash Street, close to Oasis
for specialised care use. Formerly
Barrack Road Royal Mail sorting office
House. The Council has granted a
a workhouse, a selection of 19th
into a school. The school is expected
125-year lease of the building to
century buildings on the site are
to open in September 2016 as a free
Northampton Hope Centre, which
Grade II listed, reflecting their
school and its sponsor will be chosen
will refurbish it and use various
historical importance. These new
by the Department for Education.
parts to deliver training and services
plans will preserve the site and will
including catering, tool repair and
ensure conservation is at the heart
electrical testing – giving expanded
of its future development.
opportunities to the people it supports and creating employment.
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History and heritage Northampton’s castle once served as a seat of power for the English monarchy, and famously witnessed the trial of Thomas Becket. A new Heritage Gateway will celebrate this rich history.
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Delapre Abbey
The Boot & Shoe Quarter
The restoration of the Delapre Abbey
The predominantly Victorian buildings in
is one of our key heritage projects. In
the Mounts area were the historic core of
the last few years, £6.3m has been
Northampton’s boot and shoe industry. The
secured to protect and preserve this
Boot & Shoe Quarter recognises the area’s
important asset. Restoration work is
important heritage, with a focus on the
well under way, with plans in place to
development of independent businesses
make it a regional visitor destination.
and cultural and arts activities.
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Celebrating the story of Northampton
Heritage Gateway
Eastgate and North Gate
The Heritage Gateway aims to celebrate the town’s
Northampton’s defensive wall existed from medieval
rich history, with a focus on the former Northampton
times until 1669 and its five gateways will be marked
Castle site. Proposals to create a new park space next
to celebrate the town’s heritage. These include Eastgate,
to Northampton’s railway station have been put forward
which is located at the present junction of Abington
as part of the town’s Heritage Gateway project.
Street, Lower Mounts, York Road and Abington Square.
The work will also promote other important heritage
Signs will mark out the area with its own identity and
features in the surrounding area, including St Peter’s
interpretation boards will explain its significance. North
Church, the only remaining building in the area that
Gate, which has already been commemorated
existed at the same time as the castle.
in the new bus station, will be marked further as an area of historical significance.
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