Amazon announced Monday it has picked the North England town of Darlington as the first site for its planned U.K. drone-delivery expansion. Amazon was

Amazon has revealed where in the UK it intends to start launching Prime Air drone deliveries. The US tech giant has chosen Darlington as the first site and will now set about lodging planning applications with the local authority.

The US tech giant wants to roll out its Prime Air service from the Teesside town of Darlington, subject to planning permission and clearance for flights.

Amazon has paused testing of its delivery drones following a crash involving two of those drones, according to Bloomberg.

The e-commerce and technology company has begun applying for permits to fly delivery drones in Darlington, England.

The US tech giant said it was now lodging planning applications with the local authority and was seeking clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority for the drone-based delivery service, which is know

The tech giant has lodged planning applications for the UK's first drone based delivery service. | ITV News Tyne Tees

Delivery giant Amazon has announced their plans to introduce drone deliveries around Darlington in a UK first trial. Grace Stewart-Piercy spoke to shoppers in Darlington town centre to find out what they think.

Darlington Borough Council's deputy leader Chris McEwan said there was a "long journey to travel" but described proposals as "quite interesting and exciting". He also said he understood apprehension around the potential impact on delivery jobs,