HOUSES could be built on a pub car park if plans are approved.

DKS architects has submitted a planning application to Sedgefield Borough Council to transform part of the car park at the County Hotel, in Aycliffe village.

The Middlesbrough-based company is the agent for Carlton Developments, which wants to build four traditional homes within the conservation area on the edge of the village green.

Jeremy Hutchinson, project leader at DKS, said: "Through close consultation with the planning department, we have developed a design that fits particularly well in its location overlooking the village green and by incorporating traditional detailing the dwellings will look as though they were always meant to be."