HMRC Benton Park

[Deleted member 35507]

Aren’t they reviewing the long Benton site and looking at relocating into Newcastle city centre?

Hopefully this is true, it's an awful place to get to.

 

[Deleted member 31333]

I am sure you can park on site at the moment because of the lack of people in

 

[millfield ftm]

Lease is up and think it’s a negotiation tactic with landlord....mind that was before covid
if more WFH etc they may genuinely look elsewhere ( doubt it personally)

Looking at land near the arena , very strong rumour they will relocate

 

[Cee Jay]

Looking at land near the arena , very strong rumour they will relocate

heard that but like many thought it was just a tactic in negotiations....Covid and the review of Estates may have changed things

 

[millfield ftm]

heard that but like many thought it was just a tactic in negotiations....Covid and the review of Estates may have changed things

Info comes from a reliable source

 

[ErichZann]

not any more..,there has been a long running review ( on hold due to Covid)
Going to be a points based system based on caring responsibilities and distance from the office
Exclusion zones for people within a certain area of the office.

same review being done at WVP
Length of service deemed discriminatory

It's a shambles how long the review is taking. It started around mid 2018

 

[Deleted member 35507]

Looking at land near the arena , very strong rumour they will relocate

Good, Benton Park is in the middle of nowhere. It doesn't fit in with the regional centre model unless you live in Newcastle.

 

[Cee Jay]

Info comes from a reliable source

there was also talk of WVP being in the same boat and smaller site “south of the Tyne” might be an option

It's a shambles how long the review is taking. It started around mid 2018

aye was on the very first focus group the Geoff K did....went down like a f***ing lead balloon

 

[ErichZann]

there was also talk of WVP being in the same boat and smaller site “south of the Tyne” might be an option


aye was on the very first focus group the Geoff K did....went down like a f***ing lead balloon

Yeah they had a meeting with the Waterside House staff about it when I worked there.

 

[millfield ftm]

Good, Benton Park is in the middle of nowhere. It doesn't fit in with the regional centre model unless you live in Newcastle.

Didn't mind it when i was younger , great times going drinking at the millstone on a Friday after work , glad to leave in the end

 

[Cee Jay]

Good, Benton Park is in the middle of nowhere. It doesn't fit in with the regional centre model unless you live in Newcastle.

remember being in a call on the first BOF conversations with someone from London as part of yet another focus group...their response was “Washington and BPV are only 14 miles apart”

she had clearly just looked on google maps....a few people pointed out a big fuck off river you had to cross

 

[Osklen]

Info comes from a reliable source

there was a bidding process last year and I’m sure there was a few sites considered in Newcastle - arena, pilgrim st and possibly Gateshead quays. It was Part of the levelling up agenda by creating various regional hubs. It could have also been used a mechanism to negotiate with the current landlord.

 

[back_to_winning_ways]

not any more..,there has been a long running review ( on hold due to Covid)
Going to be a points based system based on caring responsibilities and distance from the office
Exclusion zones for people within a certain area of the office.

same review being done at WVP
Length of service deemed discriminatory

I will lose my parking pass at WvP when the changes are made.

 

[Cee Jay]

I will lose my parking pass at WvP when the changes are made.

yep me too...will just park in side streets...really early starter so my likely option

 

[Oli Wagkz]

Out of interest how many people work at WVP? One of the few big sites I’ve not worked at across Sunderland/Washy/Newcastle

 

[Cee Jay]

Out of interest how many people work at WVP? One of the few big sites I’ve not worked at across Sunderland/Washy/Newcastle

about 2500

 

[back_to_winning_ways]

yep me too...will just park in side streets...really early starter so my likely option

I can't complain, I live close enough to walk in. It 'll only be a pain when it's raining or in the winter.

yep me too...will just park in side streets...really early starter so my likely option

I can't complain, I live close enough to walk in. It 'll only be a pain when it's raining or in the winter.

yep me too...will just park in side streets...really early starter so my likely option

I can't complain, I live close enough to walk in. It 'll only be a pain when it's raining or in the winter.

 

[Wilfy]

there was a bidding process last year and I’m sure there was a few sites considered in Newcastle - arena, pilgrim st and possibly Gateshead quays. It was Part of the levelling up agenda by creating various regional hubs. It could have also been used a mechanism to negotiate with the current landlord.

Breaking ground for a 14 storey office block in Pilgrim Street in the next couple of weeks. Don’t think it’ll be suitable for HMRC like.

 

[back_to_winning_ways]

I can't complain, I live close enough to walk in. It 'll only be a pain when it's raining or in the winter.


I can't complain, I live close enough to walk in. It 'll only be a pain when it's raining or in the winter.


I can't complain, I live close enough to walk in. It 'll only be a pain when it's raining or in the winter.

Don't know what happened there haha

 

[Stubbs ftm]

Any parking for staff? Just got myself a job offer, no start date for the time being but it only now occurred to me that I don't know the area at all. It's already a canny long commute so it'd be a bit of a ballache if I had to also get a metro or something.

Slim chance if your a new starter.
At present though if your not working from home you may get a space