Plans for a barn conversion have been given the green light.

Planning permission, sought by Otis Holdings Northern Limited for the conversion of a Grade II listed building, was approved on November 26 by Durham County Council.

The site, Preston Lodge, near Great Stainton, will be transformed into a residential dwelling.

The project, which began in January 2024, involves a range of alterations including the erection of a courtyard extension.

Repairs will retain the stone and red brick walls, while the damaged roof will be replaced with clay tiles.

A new courtyard extension will replace a demolished lean-to structure.

The site, a redundant outbuilding attached to an 18th-century farmhouse, will be turned into a two-bedroom home.

A new vehicular access, already approved, will serve the

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