Developers of the Warminster Road MoD site have applied for planning permission to build 189 homes on the site; you can view and comment on the application at the Council website.

The application is for 2-3 story houses and flats, with 35% classed as affordable. The northern edge of the site, along the canal frontage and footpath, will be left undeveloped. The two access roads are to be retained, creating a double cul-de-sac development. The proposed density is 42 dwellings per hectare, and the houses will be built to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4, which is the minimum standard permitted by council policy.

A small corner of the MoD site on the boundary next to the school has been excluded from the development. This 0.19ha (0.47 acre) plot would be given to BathNES Council as the applicant’s contribution to school provision.

If you want to comment on the proposals, you can do so here; your comments must be received by 18 July 2014. The Council is due to make a decision before the end of September; a proposal of this scale is likely to be determined by the Development Control committee.