740,000 people live within 30 minutes of the site

Integra 61 is a prime location for roadside and retail uses due to its prominent frontage to the A688/Durham Services and easy access to the A1 motorway.

Next to the village of Bowburn (home to approximately 4,000 people), the site lies just 4 miles away from the world renowned University City of Durham, which hosts a population of over 40,000.

Current expenditure on comparison retail goods within the catchment is high – totalling £493.8m for 2016, and is expected to rise by 38.4% over the next decade to £684m.

Based on the functional ‘zones’ defined by Durham County Council (see below), which take account of factors including the location of existing centres and drive times, the catchment area of the development has a population of more than 155,000, and is forecast to grow by 5.3% over the next decade.

740,000 people live within 30 minutes of the site

Next to the village of Bowburn (home to approximately 4,000 people), the site lies just 4 miles away from the world renowned University City of Durham, which hosts a population of over 40,000.

Once completed, the overall scheme is expected to create more than 4,000 jobs (and potential customers), and includes the development of 270 new homes as well as proposals for a nursery, care home and doctors surgery.