However, a start date depends the success of an application for funding from the government’s Regional Growth Fund
Darlington Farmers' Auction Mart wants to relocate out of town and had planned to fund the new development by selling land for housing. The fall in land value has left a hole in its budget though.
The planned new centre includes a12-hectacre business park for agriculture-related companies and a biogas plant.
Morgan Sindall is already busy locally building a new five-storey teaching block for Teesside University's new campus at Darlington College.
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