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===Milton Keynes and South Midlands Growth area=== {{Main|South Midlands}} Northamptonshire forms part of the [[South Midlands#Milton Keynes and South Midlands growth area|Milton Keynes and South Midlands Growth area]] which also includes [[Milton Keynes]], [[Aylesbury Vale]] and [[Bedfordshire]]. This area has been identified as an area which is due to have tens of thousands additional homes built between 2010 and 2020. In North Northamptonshire (Boroughs of Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and East Northants), over 52,000 homes are planned or newly built and 47,000 new jobs are also planned.<ref name="North Northants">[http://www.mksm.org.uk/area/north-northants.asp MSKM: North Northants] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723113819/http://www.mksm.org.uk/area/north-northants.asp |date=23 July 2011 }} Mksm.org.uk, Accessed 2 October 2010</ref> In West Northamptonshire (boroughs of Northampton, Daventry and South Northants), over 48,000 homes are planned or newly built and 37,000 new jobs are planned.<ref name="West Northants">[http://www.mksm.org.uk/area/west-northants.asp MKSM: West Northants] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723113836/http://www.mksm.org.uk/area/west-northants.asp |date=23 July 2011 }} Mksm.org.uk, Accessed 2 October 2010</ref> To oversee the planned developments, two urban regeneration companies have been created: North Northants Development Company (NNDC)<ref name="North Northants"/> and the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation.<ref name="West Northants"/> The NNDC launched a controversial<ref>[http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/Come-to-North-Londonshire.6370328.jp Come to North Londonshire] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726235445/http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/Come-to-North-Londonshire.6370328.jp |date=26 July 2010 }} Northants Evening Telegraph, Accessed 2 October 2010</ref> campaign called ''North Londonshire'' to attract people from London to the county.<ref>[http://www.northlondonshire.co.uk/ North Londonshire: home page] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117041425/http://www.northlondonshire.co.uk/ |date=17 January 2014 }} Accessed 2 October 2010</ref> There is also a county-wide tourism campaign with the slogan ''Northamptonshire, Let yourself grow''.<ref>[http://www.letyourselfgrow.com/ Let yourself grow: home page] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011062544/http://www.letyourselfgrow.com/ |date=11 October 2010 }} Letyourselfgrow.com, Accessed 2 October 2010</ref>
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