This includes 700 collections that are considered to be of national, regional and local importance.

This project helped to construct a building within an existing, much larger building to house the entire collection, as the previous Records Office only held only 25% of the records while the remainder were kept in storage.

Plans included significantly improving public access to the collection, including full disabled access to the building; as well as providing public facilities including a public search room and lecture rooms. Plans also included improving storage of the records to national standards, to prevent deterioration and risk of damage.