Siesta Coffee drive-thru planned for former Barclays Bank building in Peterlee

Proposals have been lodged with Durham County Council for a site in the North West Industrial Estate near Peterlee.

The site at Stirling Close, off Cook Way, was the former home of Barclays Bank.

Coffee chain Siesta Coffee, which runs a similar premises in Newton Aycliffe, is now looking to open in the building serving people primarily working in industrial estates in the area.

Plans include a 30-space car park.

The applicant considered alternative sites in Peterlee town centre and Seaham but the out-of-town option was seen as having a lower impact on neighbouring businesses.

Three full-time and three part-time jobs would be created at the site.

A decision on the plan is expected by early May.

Comments can be made to the council before April 2.

For more information, visit the council’s ‘planning portal’ and search reference: DM/20/00687/FPA