Central Park, Darlington

Background to the Scheme

Central Park is a 30-hectare brownfield site, situated between Haughton Road, Yarm Road, Hundens Lane and the railway.  It has been selected as one of the regeneration flagship projects for the Tees Valley and is to be developed over the coming few years.

Tees Valley Regeneration, working with partners Darlington Borough Council, ONE NorthEast, English Partnerships and Tees Valley Partnership, have appointed consultants Gillespies to turn the vision into a master plan and drive the project forward.  A study has been carried out to determine what remediation works need to be carried out before construction begins.
  

What It Includes

The new developments will provide:

• 600 new homes, including family town houses and apartments;
• Around 2,000 jobs;
• Hotel and conference facilities close to the railway station;
• A range of leisure and community facilities;
• Green open space and sculpture park;
• High quality office accommodation;
• A new site for Darlington College;
• Impressive new link to the railway station;
• A combined investment of £170m, with the majority from the private sector.
    

Plans, Drawings & Images

The following plans, drawings and other images showing details of the proposals are available to view or download:

		LAYOUT PLAN (PDF file, new window)
		3-D LAYOUT PLAN (PDF file, new window)
		ARTIST'S IMPRESSION - WALKWAY (PDF file, new window)
		ARTIST'S IMPRESSION - GREEN SPACE (PDF file, new window)
		ARTIST'S IMPRESSION - DUSK (PDF file, new window)
		AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH (PDF file, new window)

Benefits of the Scheme

The scheme represents a tremendous opportunity to revitalise a key strategic site near the centre of Darlington, bringing investment and jobs which will spread benefit throughout the town and beyond.

The site is very accessible, being within walking distance of the town centre, close to Darlington Railway Station and visible from the East Coast mainline railway.  Darlington is close to the A1, M1 and A66 and only a short drive from Durham Tees Valley Airport.

One of the key elements of the scheme is the new state-of-the-art Darlington College. 

Progress

• Undergrounding of the electric cables was completed in March 2005.
   
• The new college opened to the public in August 2006.
   
• The master plan for the overall scheme was submitted in July 2005 and consent has been granted.
   
• Work is now complete on the Haughton Road junction.  This has provided access to the college and will serve the development as more work progresses.
   
• Works commenced on Lascelles Park on 18 April 2006 and are estimated for completion in early October 2006.  This is for the relocation of allotments from Hundens Lane, which is to be developed as part of the Central Park scheme.
   
• Expressions of interest have been received from potential developers and 5 have been shortlisted for a final selection in October 2006.
    

Associated Planning Applications

Planning applications associated with the scheme are as follows: 

Applications associated with Darlington College are listed elsewhere. 
 

Links

ONE North East

English Partnerships

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