An update has been issued about a big brand name coming to a County Durham retail park. 

Earlier this year, suggestions that high street name Wickes would be moving to St Andrew's Park in Durham after plans were spotted on Durham County Council's planning portal. 

Despite the company being quite tight-lipped about the prospect of moving to the shopping park, proposals to forge ahead with the store have been noted on the council's planning portal.

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Already, the brand has applied for signage on the store - which confirmed that it was going to be a Wickes, alongside an application for it to move into the building. 

The plans, which were submitted to Durham County Council, show that signage will be used for the front and side of the shop, which hadn't been revealed as Wickes up until this point. 

In the detailed drawings in the planning portal, the Wickes branding can be seen prominently - confirming the brand will be moving into the Dragonville site. 

The Northern Echo: The Wickes signage on the planning portalThe Wickes signage on the planning portal (Image: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL)

This application follows on from the outline permission granted to build a retail unit with car parking and landscaping back in February 2019.

It's expected that Wickes will move into the unit next to McDonald's, which is currently undergoing building work. 

The company themselves haven't yet confirmed a date for the opening of the new store, but The Northern Echo has approached them for comment. 

St Andrews Park is located near Dragonville Retail Park, which has a host of big-name brands, including Lidl, Aldi, Home Bargains, Tesco and TK Maxx. 

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This will be the seventh Wickes located in the North East, which will join its stores already in Darlington, Stockton, Sunderland, Wallsend, South Shields and Newcastle.

It's expected that building work will soon be taking place, with the site currently taking shape. 

Meanwhile, the retailer has also confirmed that it will be moving into Fieldon Bridge Retail Park in Bishop Auckland, which is expected to be complete at the start of 2024.