Miles House, on Bathwick Hill by the canal, has finally been sold by the Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Trust and bought by a childcare nursery chain.

Chris Dawson at the Bathwick Hill site got the scoop, although in my defence I had found out through Freedom of Information requests but was then not allowed to publish! Now there’s a big banner out the front and an advert at Bath Spa station, the cat is probably out tof the bag.

In planning terms, some minor altertaions are being made, but it is unlikely that any change of use application is needed. Buildings are classified within ‘use class orders’ allowing for changes within the class. Mile House has historically beeen ‘D1 Health Care’; child care is also classified as D1.

To conclude, we welcome Childbase to Bathwick and expect them to act as good neighbours.