A Gateshead pub is set to welcome overnight guests despite a last-minute intervention by the local MP in a bid to get the decision deferred.
Councillors on Gateshead Council's planning and development committee gave the green light to the Woodman's Arms pub on Fellside Road near Whickham to provide five hotel bedrooms - despite residents' fears the move would create a "party hotel".
Locals objected to the plans on the grounds of noise complaints and said the pub and its existing services cause significant noise nuisance to nearby homes.
