A LISTED building has been made safe after it was damaged in a car crash.
It was feared the derelict Grade II-listed Cross Keys pub, at Leven Bank, near Yarm, would have to be destroyed after a Ford Fiesta crashed into it and damaged the structure.
Engineers have examined the building and Stockton Borough Council said it was not necessary to demolish the building.
The council's planning committee is due to consider a planning application to convert the former pub into apartments.
Steve Barker, head of planning at the council, said: "There is no immediate need to demolish the building and consideration of the application will proceed in the normal manner."
Three of the four people involved in the accident on Friday were taken to hospital, but it is not thought anyone was seriously injured.
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