One Darlington May 2022

Prince Charles touring the new facilities
VIP visitor at
new cattle market
The new cattle market at Humbleton Farm
has received the royal seal of approval,
following a recent visit from HRH Prince
Charles.
Darlington Farmers Auction Market (DFAM)
has been operating from its new purpose-built
premises off the A68 since September 2020,
and the prince’s visit marked its official opening.
Bright, modern facilities have replaced the town
centre auction mart in Clifton Road, which was
no longer fit for purpose.
With its new auction centre, business park
and exhibition space now fully operational at
its out of town location, DFAM has the ideal
platform to grow its business and encourage
other agricultural activities to locate there in the
future.
Did you know?
The council played a key role in helping the auction
market relocate. Firstly through planning approval,
but crucially by buying a plot of land from DFAM
in Neasham Road, near the arena. This is being
developed for a range of affordable council housing to
rent as well as private housing. This helped DFAM to
raise more funds to turn its relocation plans into reality.
Clifton Road future
Residents had long wished for the relocation to
happen. Now it's done, the former mart site has
been cleared in readiness for future development,
complementing the exciting regeneration of Bank
Top Station.
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