A County Durham bridge will be rebuilt piece by piece and road closures will be in place across Darlington as part of an event next week - here are five public notices you need to know about this week.
5 public notices to be aware of in County Durham this week:
1. Tour of Britain 2024: Road closures to avoid in Darlington
Excitement is building for the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain to visit Darlington next week.
All of the event will be covered on ITV4 so you don't have to miss a moment of the action.
Stage 2 on September 4 will start in Darlington and the riders will end the day in Redcar.
There will be a lot of people coming to visit the town to spectate the start of the stage and we have put together a list of road closures in Darlington to avoid on the day.
9am to 10pm:
- Bakehouse Hill - entirely
- Beaumont Street from its junction with Houndgate southwards for 27 metres
- Blackwellgate entirely
- Bondgate from its junction with Commercial Street eastwards to end
- Bull Wynd entirely Church Row entirely
- Crown Street entirely
- East Street from its junction with Crown Street eastwards for 60 metres
- Feethams from its junction with Beaumont Street northwards to end
- High Row entirely
- Horsemarket entirely
- Houndgate entirely
- Northgate from its junction with St Cuthberts Way southwards to end
- Prebend Row entirely
- Priestgate from Tubwell Row to Crown Street
- Prospect Place entirely
- Skinnergate from its junction with Duke street southwards to Blackwellgate
- Stonebridge entirely
- Tubwell Row entirely
- West Row entirely
12 noon until 11pm
- East Row - entirely
6am until 11pm
- Quebec Street - entirely
9am until 10pm
- Coniscliffe Road from its junction with Blackwellgate westwards for 42 metres
- Grange Road from its junction with Victoria Road northwards to the end
- Northumberland Street entirely
2. Domino's to open new pizza branch in Crook, County Durham
Takeaway giant Domino’s is preparing to open a new restaurant in County Durham later this year.
The pizzeria will offer takeout and delivery services from a new site in Crook town centre.
The Michigan-founded firm will take over part of the former Barclays Bank building, after the branch closed in February 2021 due to falling customer numbers. A petition was launched in a bid to save the site, but it closed as planned on February 19 that year.
The building has stood empty since, with works carried out to split it into two smaller units on the ground floor. One of those units will be taken over by Domino’s.
3. Bishop Auckland caravan site extension approved by council
Plans to extend a County Durham caravan site have been approved by the council, despite concerns raised regarding its impact on a historic railway.
The plans for an extension of Craggwood Caravan Park in Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland, were submitted by Craggwood Leisure Ltd who aim to add seven new static caravans or lodges to the site.
The application was approved on Tuesday by Durham County Council.
The argument in favour of the site extension pointed to its alignment with both local and national planning policies.
A delegated planning report recommended granting the extension, on the condition that certain prerequisites were met to ensure it fell in line with the County Durham Plan.
4. Historic Whorlton Bridge at Barnard Castle to be dismantled
A bridge will be dismantled and rebuilt piece-by-piece as part of a multi-million restoration project.
Work to redevelop Whorlton Bridge, near Barnard Castle, is ongoing following the completion of initial preparatory works.
Whorlton Bridge closed in 2019 after an assessment found it was not safe for vehicles or pedestrians.
The historic bridge opened 193 years ago and is recognised as a nationally important archaeological site. It is also believed to be one of the UK’s oldest road suspension bridges.
The restoration scheme, led by Durham County Council, received funding from the government’s levelling up fund in 2021. Once reopened, it will link nearby villages to the A66 and A67.
5. Darlington Council 'minded to grant' Faverdale Industrial Estate plans
Darlington Borough Council are "minded to grant permission" to plans to extend Faverdale Industrial Estate according to a new report.
The proposal by Orange Door Commercial Limited is for eight industrial units to be constructed on a 0.35-hectare site within the estate.
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The units are set to be used for light industrial and storage/distribution purposes.
Although the report has been submitted, the granting of planning permission is subject to approval by Darlington Borough Council.
The plan includes the installation of car parks, delivery bays, new access points, fences, gates, and landscaping alterations.
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