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Search the Public Notice Portal A rage room where customers can smash objects with crowbars, sledgehammers and baseball bats is seeking retrospective planning permission for changes made to the premises.
Rage It Out, on Queen Street in Consett, offers supervised rage room experiences and axe-throwing sessions.
A retrospective planning application has been submitted after internal alterations were carried out to accommodate the business.
The applicant said the work involved installing non-structural partition walls to create separate activity areas and customer facilities.
No significant structural changes were made and the external appearance of the building has remained "substantially unchanged", according to the application.
The venue also serves freshly prepared food including burgers, hot dogs and loaded fries, alongside cold drinks.
A statement said: "All activities are managed and monitored by trained members of staff to ensure the safe operation of the business and the welfare of customers."
It added that the development was "appropriate to the site" and did not have a "material adverse impact" on the building or surrounding area.
The planning application follows a separate licensing battle over alcohol at the venue when Rage It Out was granted a licence to serve alcohol in April despite concerns raised by Durham Police.
Customers can drink at the Queen Street premises before and after their sessions, although alcohol is prohibited inside the axe-throwing and rage room activity areas.
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Police had warned that allowing customers to drink before or after taking part in the activities could result in "reckless or unsafe behaviour".
However, the council's licensing committee was told that several safety measures had been introduced following discussions between the business and police before the hearing.
The planning application will be considered by Durham County Council in due course.