In this chapter

• Bath: Area overview
• The capacity of Bath
• Site options: Bath
• Site allocations in Bath and its environs
  • Milsom Quarter
  • Bath Central Riverside
  • Manvers Street
  • Bath Quays North
  • Bath Quays and Riverside Court
  • South Bank
  • Green Park Station West and Sydenham Park
  • Bath Riverside
  • Bath Press
  • Roseberry Place
  • Westmark Site, Windsor Bridge Road
  • Stable Yard Industrial Estate
  • Newbridge Riverside
  • Weston Island
  • Twerton Park
  • RUH (Royal United Hospitals), Weston
  • Hartwells Garage
  • Sion Hill
  • St Martin's
  • Sulis Down
  • Englishcombe Lane
  • Burlington Street
  • University of Bath
  • Sulis Club
  • Bath Spa University at Newton Park
  • West of Bath (potential site)
  • South of Burnett, next to A39 (potential site)

RUH (Royal United Hospitals), Weston

About this page

How this part of the Local Plan Options Document works

These site allocation pages contain the following sections:

Site background

• A broad description of the site, with map if appropriate
• An overview of development proposed or already in progress
• Relevant aspects of planning policy for this site
• The history and status of any planning applications for this site

Options for the new Local Plan

We may suggest one or more possible approaches:

• Keeping existing plans for this site as they are
• Making small changes to our approach, which may allow for changes
• Replacing the approach with something that is substantially different
• Identifying factors or events which may affect this policy in the future

Policy context note

• Where decisions about this site may affect how we approach other sites (or vice versa), we will add a note to explain

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Site background

5.66    The RUH have commissioned a new Estates Strategy for this site. Once this has had final sign off within the RUH Bath NHS Foundation Trust, it is the intention, subject to review, to include reference to it and support its delivery, as appropriate, through the Local Plan.

5.67 There is strong evidence that the lack of availability and affordability of housing is making it difficult for some employers to attract and retain staff. Where these employers control or own land, such as the RUH, there could be opportunities to facilitate the delivery of employer linked housing that is 100% affordable.

5.68  Provided that land will not be required for healthcare or car parking during the Plan period, the council supports the provision of 100% affordable residential accommodation (Class C3) of a range of sizes and types, for use by key workers associated with the RUH.

5.69    Changes to the existing policy will be considered in the context of the new estates masterplan. 

Options for the new Local Plan

Option A
Provided that land will not be required for healthcare or car parking during the Plan period, we support the provision of 100% affordable residential accommodation (Class C3) of a range of sizes and types, for use by key workers associated with the RUH.