MGL plots revamp of Durham HQ
The civil engineering and demolition contractor wants to knock down the 8,600 sq ft office building at its Renny’s Lane base, replacing it with a 13,400 sq ft structure.
MGL is working with planner Lichfields and In Architecture on the scheme, which will see the new building created on existing car parking space.
The site is on Renny’s Lane Industrial Estate, adjacent to the A1(M) accessed via the A690 main Durham/Sunderland Road, around two miles east of Durham city centre.
MGL’s site is immediately behind the new Durham City Retail Park with occupiers including B&Q, Currys, SCS and Storey Carpets.
Now in business for around 50 years, MGL uses the site as its headquarters. The plot also includes an industrial building of around 10,000 sq ft.
The firm provides a range of services, including civils and groundworks, road surfacing, asbestos removal, aggregates and recycling, remediation, asphalt production and quarrying.
MGL has worked on civils projects at places including the Port of Blyth and Newcastle Helix, and provided demolition services on high-profile jobs including Carliol House in Newcastle’s Pilgrim’s Quarter, and Castlegate House and the Swallow Hotel, brought down as part of Stockton-on-Tees’ riverside transformation.
With parking on site at Renny’s Lane to be reconfigured, there will be 14 electric vehicle charge points added. Landscaping will be added, along with cycle storage.
Documents associated with the proposals can be viewed on Durham County Council’s planning portal with the reference DM/24/02248/FPA.
