Plans have been approved for the first phase of a £160 million mixed-used development in Durham.

Developers Arlington Real Estate, Carillion and Richardson Capital LLP are proposing to regenerate Durham City's Riverside by redeveloping the Milburngate House site.

Features for Zone One on the project include building a new Everyman Cinema, commercial and leisure units, as well as 291 new homes. Outline planning permission has also been secured for Zone Two and Zone Three of the development.


Overall, the scheme will create 650 construction jobs and more than 1,000 full-time jobs. Redevelopment of the site is scheduled to begin in Spring 2017, following on from the demolition of the existing building, which is currently in its first stages.

Christopher Ives, Development Director at Carillion, said: "Milburngate will breathe new life into the site and continue the positive transformation of the riverside; it will also aid the social, economic and physical regeneration of Durham City.

"The support we have received from the local community and stakeholders has been very welcome and we look forward to delivering a scheme that will add value to Durham and the North East."

(LM/JP)