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What is Central Park?

What is Central Park?

Central Park 30 hectare site between Haughton Road, Yarm Road, Hundens Lane and the railway line. The park creates a mixture of residential, commercial and education developments. These will then create more job opportunities and economic growth. 

Central Park is one of the projects of the Tees Valley. It is 1 of the 12 sites that make up the Tees Valley Enterprise Zone. They emphasise on attracting digital and biological industries to the area.

What has been done so far?

Work has already started on the education campus where Darlington College and Teesside University are. Significant development has also been made to Central Park over the past three years. Additionally, Business Central and the National Biologics Manufacturing Centre have also opened. 170 new homes are being built with new road structures. 

Plans for the future

By 2030, Central Park will be a thriving neighbourhood. It will have commercial business space, office space, a hotel and new homes. All these are linked with green spaces and a public square.

Central Park is already a success story. It has provided new housing and a campus for Darlington College and Teesside University. We aim to build on that success.

An original master-plan was prepared in 2012 work has started on the new houses in the northern part of the area. The master-plan gives more details of how a commercial business park will be built in the south. The main features of the plan include:

  • A network of linked green spaces
  • A new Enterprise Zone to attract and support the growth of businesses in the area
  • A new cycle and pedestrian bridge over Parkgate
  • High quality business environments
  • Housing and higher education facilities
  • A new formal public space called Central Square
  • A wildlife reserve area for plants, birds and butterflies

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See the existing masterplan, agreed in 2012 [pdf document]. The main changes are the re-alignment of the spine road in the southern portion of the site and the removal of housing land south of the University in favour of land for commercial development.

This is in response to the success of the commercial developments currently on site, it’s unique position in the Tees Valley next to the east coast main line and it’s status as an Enterprise Zone.

The refreshed masterplan does not propose any changes to the housing currently ongoing on site or the existing educational campus, home to Darlington College and Teesside University.

 

For more information:

Economic Projects Team
Darlington Borough Council
Town Hall
Feethams,
Darlington
DL1 5QT

Email [email protected]

Central Park by numbers

  • 30 hectares of land
  • 1 university
  • 1 college
  • 1 iconic park
  • More than 350 homes
  • 60,000 sqm of office and retail space over 10 buildings (enough for 52 businesses)
  • Up to 2,000 new jobs 

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