Concerns about balcony safety at two blocks of flats in Bath have prompted planning applications to be submitted to Bath & North East Somerset Council.
Easton House on Grosvenor Bridge Road | Image © Google Street View / Google 2024
The applications relate to Hampton House and Easton House on Grosvenor Bridge Road at Lambridge.
The blocks, which were constructed around 1970 and incorporate 38 flats, are managed by Adam Church Ltd.
Chartered surveyors have been appointed to submit planning applications for the replacement of the failing timber balcony guarding at both blocks.
The applications say although regularly maintained, the current guardings have reached the end of their life and have started to fail, “resulting in an unacceptable risk to the occupiers”.
At Hampton House, there is an application to replace 19 guardings with steel ones. At Easton House,15 need replacing.
The planning reference for Hampton House is 24/02122/FUL and for Easton House 24/02054/FUL.
The deadline for comments for both is 4th July.
