In the three years since it closed, the old school site at Lime Grove has been seriously considered as both student accomodation and a wet-house for the homeless. To the relief of nearby residents, both proposals were aborted after many months of investigation.
B&NES put the site up for sale again in May; the property department say:
“We’ve had an enormous amount of interest in the site and now have all of the bids in. We are looking at several bids in more detail and have requested further information from the developers. We expect to establish the front runner shortly.”
Regardless of the purchaser, any development will need planning permission, which will be assessed against the impact which the school had on the community.
I regularly walk past this site and have recently noticed trespass by young people, despite the adjacent sign notifying of prosecution if caught. This situation should be monitored – I am more wary of any illegal activity on the site, such as drug use, than the trespass itself.