CASE STUDY

Addressing Drainage Compliance & Infrastructure Challenges

Client: The Bat & Ball Pub

Location: Hambledon, Hampshire

Service: Drainage Compliance & Sewage Infrastructure

Duration: 4 weeks

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Bat & Ball, a historic and much-loved pub in the heart of Hambledon, faced a hidden challenge beneath its car park. Years of misunderstanding and incorrect assumptions from contractors had left the site without mains sewer connection and reliant on outdated, failing systems.

By 2020, new environmental regulations rendered the pub non-compliant, with fines of up to £10,000 per day posing a very real risk.

REQUIREMENTS

A modern, compliant sewage treatment plant.

  • Resolve decades of non-compliance and environmental risk.
  • Design and install a reliable, sustainable sewage treatment system.
  • Maximise land use without reducing customer parking capacity.
  • Deliver the project with minimal disruption to pub operations.

SOLUTIONS

Smart design and future-proofing of a modern sewerage treatment plant, plus expanded drainage field.

DELIVERING WITH MINIMAL
DISRUPTION

Across a four-week programme, we:

  • Excavated and installed the new treatment plant.
  • Doubled the size of the drainage field.
  • Maintained pub operations with temporary overpumping.
  • Restored and improved the car park, leaving it safer, cleaner, and better organised.

SMART DESIGN
& FUTURE-PROOFING

Westbury Drainage proposed a modern sewage treatment plant, paired with anexpanded drainage field that would exceed regulatory standards while simplifying future maintenance.

  • Simple, robust systems – minimal moving parts, reduced breakdown risk.
  • Cleaner discharge – effluent quality well above environmental requirements.
  • Future-ready – only annual servicing required, minimising ongoing costs.
  • Optimised land use – drainage field extended into the car park while improving layout and adding 10+ extra parking spaces.

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OUTCOMES

Westbury’s collaborative, client-focused approach ensured the pub turned a hidden liability into an opportunity, future-proofing its infrastructure while improving the customer experience.

PROTECTING THE PUB’S FUTURE

The Bat & Ball now benefits from:

  • Full legal compliance with environmental legislation.
  • Peace of mind for owners, staff, and customers.
  • Environmental protection of the local countryside.
  • Operational strength, with a greener, safer, and more sustainable foundation for years to come.