Business park plan for 4,000 jobs

Thousands of trees and shrubs would be planted on the site

Plans for a £150m business park which could create around 4,000 jobs, have been put before Durham City Council.

The development on the site of the Mount Oswald Golf Course in Durham, would consist of both office and research space.

There would also be housing, a new public park for the city and the listed Mount Oswald Manor would be restored.

Local property company Banks Developments is now seeking public views on the plans.

The scheme includes measures to encourage the use of more sustainable modes of transport, such as public transport, cycling and walking.

Linked water features would help meet some of the scheme's energy requirements, and 100,000 new trees and shrubs would be planted.

Mark Dowdall, from Banks Developments, said the designs were based on "sustainability principles" in addition to be sensitive to "the development's historic surroundings".