Decision details

The Council acquired land at Bath Riverside through Decision E3168 delegated authority delegating contractual arrangements to the accountable Director. The Site is part owned by the Council and part owned by a housing developer, St William Homes LLP (part of the Berkeley group). The Council is party to a land swap agreement dated 27 January 2022 (LSA) with Berkeley which enables the parties to swap areas of their individual land holdings, as the current land ownership boundaries of the site limit opportunities for development for both parties.
The VEAT is to inform the market of the Council’s intention to enter into a series of contractual arrangements, including a remediation and enabling works agreement (REWA), to support a package of remediation and enabling works at the Bath Western Riverside Phase II. Subject to grant approval the works will be funded by grant monies from the Homes England Housing Infrastructure Fund. The Council’s long-term ambition is the regeneration of this brownfield site into residential housing.

To publish a VEAT notice to inform the market of the Council’s intention to enter into a series of contractual arrangements, including a remediation and enabling works agreement with Berkeley Homes.

A full technical and legal appraisal has been undertaken taking into account current land and legal arrangements. Given the grant funding timeline, efficiencies achieved via a joint remediation strategy leading to better outcome, as opposed to each party independently commissioning remediation works to their own current land ownership.