| West Park, Darlington | |
|---|---|
  West Park, Darlington Location within County Durham | |
| OS grid reference | NZ2683716661 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DARLINGTON |
| Postcode district | DL2 |
| Dialling code | 01325 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
West Park is an area of Darlington, in County Durham, England. The area covers 49 hectares (121 acres) of land,[1]
It consists of:
- 37 hectare West Park Village: at least 700 residential properties, a mix of commercial properties, and other facilities.
- 12 hectare West Park Nature Reserve: the first new park to be created in Darlington in the last 100 years.[2]
- A hospital West Park Hospital, opened 2004.[3]
- A school, 'West Park Academy', opened 2005.[3][4]
The West Park development has won several national awards, including a Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Sustainable Communities Award,[5] and a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Gold Award For Regeneration.
- ^ "West Park". www.darlington.gov.uk. Darlington Borough Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Darlington Borough Council". www.darlington.gov.uk.
- ^ a b Barry Nelson (4 February 2011), "Trust buys back hospital", www.thenortherecho.co.uk
- ^ Art the heart of a new community – westpark (PDF), Bussey & Armstrong, Summer 2005, archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2007, retrieved 18 April 2012
- ^ Darlington Borough Council minutes, section 6(a(vii)), 23 March 2006
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