Bath & North East Somerset Council has approved plans to sort out structural issues at a city centre shop.
The Dr. Martens store in Bath
Listed building consent was sought to replace “overloaded and heavily decayed” timber beams and to carry out repair work at 20 Union Street, home to Dr. Martens.
The shop has been temporarily propped up after “serious structural movement” was found.
In their assessment of the application, council planning officers said that although the footprint of the Grade II listed building now spans from Union Street to Union Passage, the rear was originally a separate building.
Planners said: “The two have gradually been linked together internally, eventually resulting in the entire removal of any internal walls at ground floor level.
“This is likely to have contributed to the current structural issues.”
