PLANNERS look likely to refuse youth workers permission to convert a former shop into a youth centre in a north Durham village.
Derwentside District Council planning officers say the centre in Front Street, Langley Park, near Durham, would be too noisy for nearby residents.
Only one letter of objection to the scheme has been sent in to date but neighbours have been consulted. Councillors will decide the issue on Monday, December 18.
The letter writer and some other neighbours in the area consulted by the council point out there is already a youth centre in Langley Park.
The planning officer's report notes that the council received a confidential complaint about a youth club near the proposed centre earlier this year which was being run by the current applicants. A check revealed that planning permission had not been granted for the club and they were advised to apply for an alternative site.
The report argues that the youth club would be of benefit to the community but should be sited elsewhere
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