DETAILED plans for the next phase of development on an edge-of-town site have been revealed.

A Travelodge hotel, pub, gym and Burger King restaurant all feature in the proposal for land at Thinford, near Spennymoor.

No Ordinary Estates (Thinford) Ltd has applied to Durham County Council for approval of reserved matters relating to the Thinford Park development, on Thinford Lane, having secured outline consent for the overall scheme in November 2015.

The first phase of work saw former coach house the Thinford Inn demolished and the opening of a Costa cafe and Domino’s pizza shop.

The developer now wants to press ahead with the next stage, on mainly arable land west of the A167, and has drawn up detailed plans for its design, layout, landscaping and parking.

It shows a 293 sq m drive-thru restaurant, which would be occupied by Burger King, next to the A688.

To the north of the site, running alongside the A167, would be a pub and a three-storey 80-room Travelodge hotel with a gym across two floors at the back of the site.

Details of landscaping are also included in the application which includes a total of 227 car parking spaces.

In a letter to the planning authority, the applicant’s agent Lichfields, said: “There has been a significant amount of development in this area to regenerate the land which is mostly comprised of retail and restaurant uses as well as offices.

“To the south of the A167/A688 roundabout junction there are McDonald’s and KFC restaurants and a Starbucks coffee shop. On the roundabout, opposite the development site there are some newly built office blocks. The proposed development, alongside the newly built retail and office buildings, comprises a wider initiative by developers to help regenerate the area to reach its full potential.

The site is well located as it is on a main road which links Durham city to the wider towns and villages located within Durham county and is adjacent to the town of Spennymoor.”

The site is also opposite the DurhamGate residential, business and leisure development.

Durham police said the crime risk assessment for the proposed development is low but would be raised if ATMs were installed as the site’s position at the junction of two main routes could attract travelling criminals.

They also suggest full site security during construction as the easy access may attract the theft of plant equipment, power tools and diesel.

Consultation runs until September 6 with a decision expected in early November.