Local residents will be asked about their priorities for the redevelopment of the Bath MoD sites.

The Minstry of Defence will be closing their office bases at Warminster Road, Ensleigh and Foxhill and tranferring staff to Abbey Wood. The sites will be put up for sale in September and are expected to be redeveloped in 2013.

The Council’s housing plan allocates 140 homes to the People, Pensions and Pay Agency site on Warminster Road, though the Chronicle reports that the MoD believe that more can be accommodated.

BathNES Council will prepared a ‘vision document’ to guide development on the sites. They will consult with local people over the summer.

“We all know that Bath needs more housing,” said Bathwick councillor Nicholas Coombes, “and we’ve been ready for the closure of the Warminster Road base for years. Now we need to think what sort of development we want to see on the site.”