Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed for the first time designs for the new Treasury HQ in Darlington.
The images show a large six-storey building dwarfing the new site of the East End Working Men’s Club which recently moved from Bank Top.
The building has a large roof terrace on one side overlooking the club, and stretches right back into the former car park site.
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The Chancellor said the new building, which will bring together Government staff across Treasury, DTI and ONS currently based mainly at Feethams House, showed he was serious about investing in the North East.
“We have already shown our commitment to driving growth and creating jobs in the North East through the Darlington Economic Campus, and I am delighted that plans for the permanent site are progressing well,” he said.
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the Brunswick site was part of a much bigger picture across Teesside.
He said: "These fantastic images show how even more of Darlington is being redeveloped and brought back into use, complementing projects we’ve been spearheading such as the town’s £100million-plus station transformation.
“The Darlington Economic Campus is more than just bricks and mortar, though. While the building itself is a welcome addition to the town, it represents how our region is able to play a major role in Government policy for the benefit of the North going forward.
“It’s also showing local people they can have a fantastic civil service career in the place they call home – with over 160 already in good-quality, well-paid jobs and plenty more available right now.”
More than 1,100 new government roles will be based at the Brunswick site by 2025 – 300 of which will be HM Treasury roles. The Darlington Economic Campus supports the wider Places for Growth programme which aims to move 22,000 civil service positions out of London and the South East by 2030.
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