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)

South Bank

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

Explore this site allocation

Select a section below to read more.

Site background

5.40   Situated to the south of Green Park between the Lower Bristol Road and Midland Bridge Road, the area lies immediately to the west of the South Quays site and to the east of Sydenham Park. It is under two principal and separate land ownerships; the car showrooms and the Travis Perkins Builders Yard. These uses are important functions within the city; however other uses, such as offices and residential that optimise the riverside location, the close proximity to the city centre and the high levels of public transport accessibility, may well come forward within the plan period.

The current policy for South Bank requires the total development to deliver a minimum of 5,000 sq.m. (GIA) of office floorspace, and a minimum of 100 dwellings. If the two parts of the site are to be delivered at separate times, then each part is expected to deliver an approximately even mix of uses. Purpose built student accommodation in this area is not acceptable, as this would impede the delivery of other Council objectives.

Options for the new Local Plan

Option A
Retain the policy wording as it is now.

Option B
Review and amend the current policy wording to provide greater clarity on, or to change, the development requirements and design principles. Such as: relationship to the river, the integration of green infrastructure and the need for lighting in this location to safeguard the dark corridor for bats.

Option C
Strengthen the policy wording to require either more employment, or more residential, floorspace to be delivered.