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Site D is a 13.1 hectare site located just a stone’s throw away from the multi-award winning Newcastle International Airport and on the outskirts of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
The site has the potential to deliver a large-scale, high-quality office space that can be tailored to meet specific needs and requirements of a single occupier.
Located just 5-miles northwest of the city of Newcastle city centre, the site benefits from excellent transport links thanks to its strategic location adjacent to existing road networks – including the main A1 trunk road that connects North and South of the UK. The site also sits in close proximity to several new housing developments.
Led by Newcastle International Airport, who are looking for a development partner to bring forward the scheme in the next 5-10 years, Site D offers an opportunity for a commercial occupier to shape the design and build of the location, tailoring it to their specific needs and requirements.
Airlink is a 29 hectare land parcel immediately to the south of Newcastle International Airport’s runway and adjacent to the Airport’s existing and operational Golf apron.
The strategic location of the site presents excellent road access opportunities, thanks to being just 2.5 miles from the main A1 trunk road connecting the North and South of the UK.
The site also benefits from direct airside access, with aircraft able to arrive and depart with ease. Due to this, the site provides an ideal opportunity for freight and distribution operations but could also be an excellent location for time critical services, such as advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and cargo operators.
Newcastle Airport’s runway can accommodate a wide range of aircraft and can handle both scheduled flights and specialist charters with ease. With 24/7 operations and Cat III landing capabilities the Airport is a perfect gateway into, and out of, the region. Additionally, the Airport is neither slot restricted nor congested.
Newcastle International Airport is working on a planning application with a development partner and anticipates planning permission in late 2025, with construction to begin in 2027.
The Airport is seeking commercial occupiers such as cargo operators, freight forwarding companies, B2/B8 industrial uses and ground handling agents, who will benefit from unparalleled connectivity due to the site’s direct airside access and proximity to global markets.
Forth Goods Yard is the first part of the Forth Yards regeneration area covering the land adjacent to Newcastle Central Station and providing a significant opportunity to deliver enhanced connectivity and public realm.
Led by BlockWork, a joint venture between Network Rail and Bloc, Forth Goods Yard will revitalise a parcel of derelict land and help make Newcastle Central Station fit for the future.
The scheme is anchored by an ambitious New York-style Highline pedestrian and cycle route, which will bring historic railway infrastructure back to life and promote a shift towards more sustainable active travel and a green public realm.
Serving as a catalyst to unlock the wider Forth Yards site, which is 51 acres of water frontage brownfield land, Forth Goods Yard will deliver circa 550 built-to-rent unite across two development plots alongside a circa 650-space multi-storey-car park (MSCP) on the former rail goods yard, which will connect vertically to Newcastle Central Station via the proposed Highline.
A detailed planning application is being brought forward for submission in Q2 2025, with enabling works and construction proposed to commence Q4 2025.
*Please note the images used are for indicative purposes only and are subject to change as the proposed planning application is developed.
The New Bridge Project seeks to completely transform an important piece of Newcastle city centre. A new mixed-use building will replace the former hotel building and car park and a new public space will extend the public realm of New Bridge Street West.
Better pedestrian links and a new gateway to the historic Market Street will all contribute to a significant improvement in the local streetscape and a continuation of public realm works linked to the new HMRC development, Blackett Street and Northumberland Street improvements.
The design proposes a new sky-scraping residential building, providing 185 new homes and a new 150-bedroom hotel is also included, both acting as catalysts for new restaurants and bars to activate a new public realm and landscape.
The 37-storey luxury residential tower will create an important new landmark for the eastern fringe of Newcastle’s city centre.
Led by Gainford Group, which owns and operates The Vermont Hotel, The County Hotel and a number of bars and restaurants including Avieka and Livello, the New Bridge Project represents a strategic investment in Newcastle’s world-renowned leisure and hospitality offer.
Gainford Group is looking for a range of partners to deliver its vision for New Bridge Project, including developers interested in co-investment opportunities for what is one of the UK’s most exciting high-rise schemes.
City Gateway East is a transformative programme led by Northumbria University, set in the heart of the city centre. The vision for City Gateway East is to create a new urban area centred around cutting-edge educational and research facilities for the University and partners. This ambitious project is anchored by two major developments – the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre (NESST) and development of state of the art laboratories for research and teaching on the site of an existing University building known as the Lipman building. The University is also creating development-ready plots within the campus to attract investment opportunities for public and private sector bodies.
NESST, developed in partnership with the UK Space Agency and Lockheed Martin Space UK, aims to be a catalyst for the UK space sector’s growth in North East England. This project is expected to generate over 350 jobs and contribute more than £260 million to the North East economy over the next 30 years. The project is currently under construction and is due to complete in summer 2026. The University is keen to continue the momentum created by the NESST project to explore further opportunities to develop incubator space to support the development of UK based supply chains in the space sector, creating opportunities for collaboration and growth in the regional space economy.
Northumbria University also seeks to unlock further development land to the north of the campus, to facilitate the redevelopment of a mothballed building, Lipman, by creating new, modern, fit-for-purpose facilities to contribute to its growth ambitions. The facility will help increase research capacity and capability by creating laboratory-type research and teaching facilities to not only improve its existing stock, but also to enable growth in key areas of research across its Science and Environment and Health and Wellbeing faculties. This will include the research facilities linked to the University’s Centre for Health and Social Equity
(CHASE) project, which will ultimately see teaching and research activities currently being delivered on its other campus, Coach Lane, being brought into the city.
Land is also being cleared to create potential future development plots around the NESST and Lipman projects to create investment opportunities for further developments.
A new gateway to skills, innovation and industry
As part of NCG, Newcastle College and Newcastle Sixth Form College’s Rye Hill Campus serves as a major centre for technical education in the North East, bringing together education, industry and innovation to develop the skilled workforce required for the region’s future economy.
Home to more than 15,000 learners, the campus delivers programmes from A Levels to Masters degrees across sectors including construction, green energy, health and social care, creative industries, hospitality and tourism, business, digital and professional services. With ten buildings and specialist centres, Rye Hill is recognised as a critical talent pipeline for the Newcastle City Region.
An important initial phase of the redevelopment involves establishing a new Construction Academy on a vacant location within the campus. This will provide modern, purpose-built workshop and teaching space for trades and construction disciplines, giving construction a dedicated home designed around contemporary industry needs. The move unlocks the wider masterplan by enabling the staged removal of the ageing buildings.
A once in a generation regeneration programme
NCG has commenced work on bold proposals to transform the entire Rye Hill estate, from its southern edge in close proximity to the Redheugh Bridge, to St James’ Boulevard in the north. This comprehensive masterplan is now underway, with initial phases actively progressing to modernise outdated buildings, rationalise underused space, and create new world-class facilities.
The future campus will:
- Replace ageing buildings with modern, sustainable learning environments built to current energy and accessibility standards.
- Reorganise and collocate curriculum areas to improve efficiency, collaboration and student experience.
- Create a safe, appealing, pedestrian-friendly campus integrated with the West End’s regeneration that welcomes residents, employers, partners and visitors.
- Strengthen links between education and industry, aligning facilities with priority sectors such as renewable energy, manufacturing, construction and digital technologies.
Driving sustainability: connection to the Helix Heat Network
A major part of NCG’s long-term strategy is its commitment to NetZero and sustainable operations. As part of this, seven buildings are being connected to the city’s flagship district heat network at Newcastle Helix, replacing outdated gas boilers with a cleaner, more efficient centralised energy system. This investment strengthens the strategic case for the wider regeneration of Rye Hill, ensuring the new campus is aligned with the city’s sustainability ambitions and future ready infrastructure.
Driving innovation, opportunity and skills for the region
The redevelopment of Rye Hill is part of a broader strategic initiative to enhance the educational offerings of Newcastle College and Newcastle Sixth Form College. This strategy includes substantial investment in specialist facilities and the development of a new Energy Campus, which will extend the current Energy Academy on the banks of the Tyne in Wallsend. The aim is to support skills development in renewable energy, offshore and subsea industries, hydrogen technologies, and other emerging green fields.
Together, these developments will ensure Newcastle continues to produce the skilled workforce required for the region’s most dynamic and fast-growing sectors.
A campus open to partnership
NCG is seeking partners who share its vision for creating a modern, inspiring and industry connected educational environment. The organisation welcomes conversations with:
- Investors and developers
- Industry and employer partners
- Innovation and technology collaborators
- Built environment and regeneration specialists-environment and regeneration specialists
This is an opportunity to help shape a nationally significant learning hub and play a role in one of the most transformative education-led regeneration programmes in the North.
This is a unique renovation project to transform the 140-year-old Fenwick flagship department store in the heart of Newcastle city centre, phased over five years with completion by 2026.
To mark its 140th anniversary and coinciding with the burgeoning inward investment into the city, Fenwick is in the midst of a major £40m refurbishment programme to transform its flagship department store in the heart of the Retail Core on Northumberland Street and Eldon Square.
Two significant internal atria have been unveiled showcasing the retail and hospitality offer together with a complete renovation of the ground floor Beauty Hall. In 2024, a new curved glass shopfront on Northumberland Street will be revealed, which will feature central entrances on Northumberland Street opening views from the street into the store.
The renovation of the frontage, by Mailen Design, coincides with Newcastle City Council’s programme to deliver major improvements to the surrounding external public realm, on Northumberland Street and Brunswick Place.
In conjunction with Monument Mall and the City Council, Fenwick has been instrumental in creating an elevated pedestrianised street, with modern alfresco restaurants and an exceptional florist opening out from the Southern flank of the store onto Brunswick Place. Further new bars and restaurants are planned inside the store, alongside the acclaimed Food Hall.
Fenwick offers experiential pop-ups such as Bistro Greggs, which captured global media attention and quickly sold out, as well as its much-celebrated Santa on the Roof, which has become a must family experience every Christmas. In 2025, Fenwick customers will see many new experiences developed in collaboration with iconic North East brands.
The iconic Pattern Shop building is where industrial pioneer Robert Stephenson built steam locomotives in the 1800s for export around the world, heralding the birth of the railway and marking a key moment in the Industrial Revolution, reimagined and restored to house the next generation of groundbreaking businesses.
The Grade 2 listed building has been brought back to life connecting past, present and future to create spaces that benefit from the most advanced green energy technologies in this low carbon, low energy office building.
With spectacular views of the Tyne bridges and an enviable location, situated directly adjacent to Central Station and other major transport links, The Pattern Shop combines industry leading telecommunications connectivity with best-in-class sustainability technology, ensuring this soulful building is the perfect fit for businesses looking for a distinctive and special location to attract and nurture a talented workforce.
Newcastle City Council is working with PfP igloo on the further phases of the scheme and interested parties can contact Knight Frank North East for further details.
RIBA Stirling Prize-winning architecture practice, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, have designed the ten storey One Founders Place as a workplace that will be flooded with natural light and have stunning panoramic views and outdoor terraces. It will be technologically advanced, accessible and have human wellbeing and environmental considerations at the top of the list of design essentials.
One Founders Place is perfectly located right beside Newcastle’s central train station and just a short walk to the rest of the city centre, sitting where George and Robert Stephenson’s first purpose built locomotive factory was established in 1823.
A striking landmark building and gateway to the mixed-use development, Founders Place. One Founders Place will be one of a family of climate positive projects which support wellbeing and community at this central heritage site. Flexible floor plates and office spaces with a distinctive colonnade entrance and reception area to welcome visitors all add to the innovative and breath-taking offer for prospective tenants.
The North East Space Skills and Technology Centre (NESST) will be a world-leading space skills, research and technology centre in the North East of England.
It will be a “game-changer” for the UK space economy. NESST will provide state-of-the-art R&D and educational facilities for the space sector in a refurbished building in Newcastle city centre comprising of purpose-built space designed to encourage collaboration and interaction across the space cluster.
NESST will serve as a hub for advanced research and development (R&D) and innovation in areas including optical satellite communications, space weather and space-based energy. It will create new technologies and intellectual property (IP). It is expected to directly support the creation of over 350 jobs and inject over £260 million into the North East economy over the next 30 years becoming a catalyst for the wider development of the space sector in the North East region.
An ambition to further regenerate the area of Newcastle, on the edge of Northumbria’s city campus, surrounding the NESST building with state of the art incubator and innovation space for business enabling collaboration, research and development and new job opportunities locally.
