AN OSTEOPATH says his Grade II listed building is being damaged by demolition work at a pub next door.

Ken Brooks, the owner of Osteopathic Clinic in the Tything, Worcester, claims work at the neighbouring Lamb and Flag pub has caused cracks to appear in the walls of his 300-year-old building.

He says the pub's owners have knocked down part of a wall in a corridor which adjoins with his clinic – and that he did not have chance to object to the work because no planning application was submitted.

But Two Crafty Brewers, which owns the pub, says it has engaged with local authorities throughout the work.

Worcester City Council has been out to inspect the cracks but says it cannot say whether they were caused by the work.

Mr Brooks, 53, said: "They are knocking holes in the party wall without telling me.

"They are not supposed to touch that wall without telling me first.

"I've got cracks in my building – over the corridor – because of their works. I suppose it was from them smashing the walls.

"They have opened it out to make the room bigger.

"The corridor was a fire barrier and a sound insulation barrier.

"There's no planning application. I haven't had a chance to object to it as there's no planning process."

Mr Brooks also owns flats above the corridor and has called for safety tests to be done.

A spokesman for Two Crafty Brewers said: "The owners of The Lamb and Flag have engaged with all of the statutory bodies prior to any works commencing at the premises.

"Also during the works being undertaken the local authority have continued to visit the pub to ensure all the necessary detail they require is completed to their satisfaction as required under the regulations."

Worcester City Council said the pub owners have reopened a couple of bricked up doorways and removed a wall partition.

A member of the council's planning team inspected the cracks that Mr Brooks has complained about, but could not say whether they were caused by the work.

The council added that the owners have been in correspondence with building control and the planning team.

A council spokesman said the work was not illegal but urged the owners to get planning permission and listed building consent as soon as possible.