The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it will close all of its bases in Bath over the coming years.

The Warminster Road site had been expected to close for several years, but there was some hope that the Ensleigh site could be maintained. The Foxhill site will also close; in total 2,600 staff will be transferred to Abbey Wood in Bristol.

The Warminster Road site was used by the People, Pensions and Pay Agency and is likely to be vacated by 2013. The site is seven hectares/17 acres and has been allocated by the council as suitable for 140 houses. This is comparable to the Minster Way/St. Christopher’s Close estate.