At the heart of the high quality, low carbon development of Alconbury Weald, the campus offers flexible, bespoke space for businesses. The Government-backed Enterprise Zone offers a range of benefits including business rates relief, superfast broadband and simplified planning.
Urban&Civic Limited

Urban&Civic are the owners and developers of Alconbury Enterprise Campus: the Government-backed Enterprise Zone established in 2011 to create nearly 3 million sq ft of high quality low carbon business space for production, R&D and offices to the North of Cambridge.
Urban&Civic was founded in 2009 by Nigel Hugill and Robin Butler, who have collaborated for 25 years to direct some of Europe’s largest regeneration projects, including Stratford City (London 2012 Olympic site), Greenwich Peninsula and Paddington Basin. The team has extensive experience of large, complex sites, and a powerful sense of mission in creating properly integrated mixed-use developments, with enduring quality and value.
We cover every aspect of the development process, ensuring quality and environmental standards are delivered at every scale: identifying strategic sites; structuring complex financing; overcoming infrastructure challenges and delivering major transport interchanges; working with local partners and communities; and negotiating planning at every level. Our guiding principle is to create long-term sustainable developments, with rich landscapes, which are recognised internationally, respected nationally and cherished locally.
The company’s first local development is the freehold of the 1420 acre (575 hectare) former airfield at Alconbury, next to Huntingdon. This is now being transformed into the high quality low carbon community of Alconbury Weald which will deliver 8,000 jobs, 5,000 homes, 700 acres (283 hectares) of green space. The Weald will include investment in inspiring community and educational space, and transport facilities including links to the market leading Guided Busway and a new railstation on the East Coast Mainline.
At the heart of Alconbury Weald is the nearly 3 million sq ft of Enterprise Zone Campus being developed in this unique business location. Situated on the North South transport spine of the country, between the A1(M) and the East Coast Mainline, and with close East-West links to the A14 and Guided Busway, Alconbury Campus provides high quality flexible and bespoke Enterprise Zone space for production, offices and R&D. Sitting between the global innovation hub of Cambridge and the cluster of over 350 eco-based businesses at Peterborough the Campus lies at the heart of – and is home to - the Local Enterprise Partnership.
As a Government and partner-backed Enterprise Zone, Alconbury Campus offers a host of benefits:
- A 100% business rate discount, worth up to £275,000 over a five-year period, for businesses that move into an Enterprise Zone during the course of this Parliament;
- For at least 25 years, all business rates growth within the zone will be shared by the local authorities in the LEP area to support their economic priorities;
- Government and local authority help to develop radically simplified planning approaches in the zone; and
- Government support to deliver superfast broadband across the zone.
Urban&Civic are also offering a range of other opportunities, including:
- A team of internationally renowned architects, consultants and project managers ready to provide a bespoke service;
- Support in recruiting local people and up-skilling new and existing staff;
- Green travel advice to help you support your people in getting around;
- A range of local banks, businesses and services;
- Flexible terms and options. Joining us early gives you the chance to grow in a setting that will meet your needs both now, and in the future;
- Help, in conjunction with our partners, to access additional support and funding.
Alconbury Weald has a workforce of one million people living within 60 minutes’ drive, with skills levels up to 20% above the national average. Urban&Civic are breaking new ground in working with a partnership of local training providers and colleges specifically set up to deliver skills and training for new or existing employees of companies relocating to the Campus.

Flexible space for small and start up businesses.

Hello and welcome to our first community and partnership newsletter. We had a lot of positive feedback from people following the distribution of our Design Enquiry report last year and wanted to ensure we keep everyone informed about what we are doing and how you can get involved.

The second edition of our newsletter, which provides updates and information about the work of Urban&Civic and our partners as we progress the development of Alconbury Weald.

Urban&Civic, the master developer behind Alconbury Weald, has teamed up with archaeologist and Channel 5 broadcaster Raksha Dave to create the second episode of the Alconbury Weald Stories podcast, focusing on the area’s fascinating heritage, from the Bronze Age to the Cold War.

Roythornes Solicitors, the commercial law firm with particular expertise in the agriculture, food and property sectors, has expanded from its 1,000 sq ft base at Alconbury Weald to take around 3,800 sq ft at the site’s second incubator hub.

Last month, Urban&Civic, the developer behind Alconbury Weald, held a series of events for the local community.

Ambu Ltd, the manufacturer of single-patient-use, disposable medical devices, has taken one floor (7,745 sq ft) of office space at Alconbury Weald, the new mixed-use destination strategically located between Cambridge, Peterborough, Bedford and Northampton.

Urban&Civic, the master developer behind Alconbury Weald, has teamed up with TV presenter and naturalist Mike Dilger to produce the first ecology-focused episode of its new podcast series, Alconbury Weald Stories.

The redevelopment of Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield reached another milestone this week with the approval for the Design Code which ensures the quality of the vision will be delivered throughout the first phase of development, and provides the template for review and update across later phases of development.

Community charity Groundwork East has moved into its first permanent Cambridgeshire home – the newly restored Watch Office at Alconbury Weald.

The latest podcast from the Wintringham team reveals the extent to which heritage is helping shape the future of a new development.

Urban&Civic, the master developer responsible for Wintringham, St Neots, has confirmed that the first new homes at the development will go on sale this month.

A remarkable World War II-era RAF Watch Office has been restored at Alconbury Weald near Huntingdon.

More than 600 members of the public flocked to see local cricketers take part in the first ever Alconbury Weald Big Summer Bash last Saturday.
Three new employment courses - including a free, full-time, 10-week Pre-Apprenticeship in Construction course - begin this month in Cambridgeshire.
Urban&Civic plc announces that contracts have been entered into with Redrow plc to build out 200 plots under licence on a third parcel of infrastructured land comprising 16.6 acres at Alconbury Weald in Cambridgeshire.

Alconbury Enterprise Campus has achieved another milestone after receiving planning permission from Huntingdonshire District Council for its first Mid Tech building. Site developer and owner Urban&Civic is now hoping to attract a new tenant looking for a flexible business solution in a great location.

Nick Boles MP, Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, visited the planned site of iMET - a new training facility delivering advanced technical skills in manufacturing, engineering and technology - at the Alconbury Weald Enterprise Zone in Cambridgeshire last Friday (1st April).

Alconbury Weald’s Incubator has scooped a second award just months after opening. The building was named last week as the East Anglia Region Winner of Best Commercial Building by the Local Authority Building Control, and praised for its building excellence in the delivery of outstanding construction and workmanship.

Audio Analytic is using Alconbury Enterprise Campus to help develop groundbreaking software after securing £900k angel funding and a further £350k from the UK innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.

The Alconbury Incubator Building in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire has been recognised as one of the Midlands' and East Anglia’s five finest workplaces at the annual British Council for Offices (BCO) property sector awards.

Businesses locating to the Alconbury Enterprise Zone will benefit from tax incentives for a further three years, under measures announced by the Chancellor in Wednesday's Budget. This means that businesses moving to Alconbury will benefit from business rate discounts for five years, with the offer extending until March 2018.

Aquavent UK has become the latest tenant to move to Alconbury Enterprise Campus, the low carbon high quality development that sits at the heart of the Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough economies.
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