Peterlee - Application For Premises Licence

LICENSING ACT 2003

Application has been made by Trust Inns Limited to the Licensing Authority of Durham County Council to vary the Premises Licence for the Royal George at The Village, Shotton, Peterlee, SR8 2ND. The application includes the following terms:

1. To draw forward the commencement hour for sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises to 08:00 hours daily.
2. To extend the terminal hour for all licensable activities to 00:00 hrs daily and to alter the closing time to 00:30 hrs daily.
3. To alter the approved layout of the premises to include an external area shown on the plan deposited with the application.
4. To amend the conditions of the Licence as detailed in the application.
5. To permit late night refreshments between 23:00 – 00:00 hrs daily.

A record of this application may be inspected at the Council’s offices at Annand House, John Street North, Meadowfield, Durham. DH7 8RS by appointment, on weekdays between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm.

Any representations about this application must be made in writing by 3rd July 2026 and sent to:

Durham County Council, Licensing Services, PO Box 274, Stanley. DH8 1HG

alternatively email: licensing@durham.gov.uk

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence is unlimited.

Dated: 5th June 2026

John Gaunt & Partners, Licensing Solicitors