Repair works needed at popular pub near Bath due to water ingress

An application seeking listed building consent for repair works to a pub on the outskirts of the city has been submitted to Bath & North East Somerset Council.

Mitchells & Butlers Retail Limited’s proposals for Grade II listed The Globe Inn at Newton St Loe follow an inspection by a firm of civil and structural engineers.

The application is to replace a timber lintel in a rear gable wall which has rotted due to water getting in at roof level.

The lintel was found to be saturated and “failing”, resulting in cracks in the masonry and mortar missing and loose.

The wall of the gable in which the timber lintel sits was found to be wet and damp inside and out.

The cause was identified as water ingress due to the condition of the parapet and the overflow from drainage hoppers. The engineers’ report proposes like-for-like repairs to the parapet, drainage hoppers and downpipes.

The timber lintel will need to be replaced and further intrusive investigations are recommended, which include the removal of part of a ceiling to assess whether any of the timber joists have been damaged. If they have, they will be replaced or spliced, and the ceiling will be reinstated.

The application also includes a replacement fire escape door.

The planning reference is 25/03342/LBA. The deadline for comments is 9th October.