The Warminster Road offices of the People, Pay & Pensions Agency of the MoD have been sold. The site has been bought outright by Square Bay, a property company specialising in London mixed-use developments for Far East Asian investors.

The site will be developed in partnership with Firmstone Developments, based in Bristol. They describe themselves as “small and friendly” with experience of small residential developments.

According to the Chronicle, Markham Hanson, of Square Bay, said: “Redeveloping this site will allow Bath to have the opportunity to provide much needed family housing near to the city centre and improve what is currently a brownfield site.”

Local councillors Nicholas Coombes and David Martin intend to work with developers and the community to create a high quality project with good environmental credentials.