An application to erect a pergola in the garden of the Grade II listed Old Crown pub at Upper Weston has been approved by Bath & North East Somerset Council.
The terrace at the rear of the pub in 2022, when it reopened | Photo © Old Crown Weston
The original application was for two pergolas but the scheme was revised to just one for the terrace at the rear of the Crown Hill pub.
The pergola will provide additional covering for outdoor seating but the proposal to add a metal roof covering was dropped in favour of timber beams.
There had been some concerns raised about increased use of the garden disturbing nearby residents.
But council planners said the structure, which would not provide full cover from the sun or rain, would not result in an unacceptable increase in noise, smell or privacy disturbances to neighbours.
They said it would appear as a garden structure and did not require separate listed building consent.
