Wetherspoons plans changes to Fife pub - and why customers won't see them
Plans have been unveiled to upgrade facilities at a Wetherspoons pub in Fife.
The business has submitted a planning application to Fife Council to carry out internal alterations at the Robert Nairn in Kirk Wynd, Kirkcaldy - but customers won’t notice any changes.
The work relates entirely to the staff facilities and accommodation at the building which previously was home to the TSB.
The application for listed building consent will see some walls taken down, and new fireproofing installed.
Operator, JD Wethespoon, wants to remove an existing wall on the first floor to extend a current bedroom, add a new digital print feature wall in a revamped staff room, create new changing rooms next to it, convert an existing bathroom into two staff toilets, and turn the existing staff room into a new store. It also wants to demolish the boiler room and reconstruct with a new fire rated wall and door.
The building dates from the late 19th century and was extended circa 1905. It is listed due to its historic and unique features including ashlar stone construction, decorative stonework, keystoned windows and cast-iron balusters.
A supporting statement from the company said: “The application relates to the internal areas of the first floor only, which currently exist as staff accommodation or building facilities. The proposal does not increase the internal floor space of the property but will allow for an increase in staff facilitation and amenities whilst they work. It will also increase the fireproofing of the first floor.
The existing building will only change on the first floor rooms where the proposals have been said to take place, with the external areas and ground floor remaining as existing.” Councillors will consider the application in due course.