Planning application submitted for major new government hub in Darlington
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has submitted a planning application to Darlington Borough Council to build a four-storey government hub to support the ongoing success and growth of the Darlington Economic Campus (DEC).
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has submitted a planning application to Darlington Borough Council to build a four-storey government hub to support the ongoing success and growth of the Darlington Economic Campus (DEC).
- The Government Property Agency has submitted a planning application to Darlington Borough Council for a new government hub on Brunswick Street.
- The Hub will be home to 1,450 civil servants and represents a £118 million investment into the town.
- The construction of the hub itself has the potential to generate an additional £180m of value for the wider UK economy.
This latest development forms part of the Government Hubs Programme, which supports economic growth across the UK, catalyses the regeneration of brownfield sites and repurposes existing buildings to create efficient, sustainable, and productive workplaces.
Other government departments based at the DEC include the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC), the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), and the Department for Education (DfE).
By locating these departments alongside each other, departments have also increased opportunities for cross-government collaboration.