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Council signs Western Riverside deal for 92 homes and 132 more
In short
The council will buy 92 homes for its affordable stock at Bath Western Riverside, and Berkeley will build 132 more there.
The council has approved a land swap with Berkeley Homes at Bath Western Riverside, buying 92 homes for its affordable stock. Under the same decision, Berkeley Homes will build 132 affordable homes on land transferred from the council. The site is also recorded as Bath Riverside.
The officer decision is dated 1 October 2026. The 92 homes are market homes on Berkeley land, to be held and managed by B&NES Homes.
A separate award on 7 October 2026 gave a 'Conditional Purchase Agreement for Linear Blocks' to St William Homes LLP. We assume that agreement belongs to this deal: the decision describes Berkeley building 132 affordable homes in linear blocks, and St William is Berkeley's joint venture.
The decision is an officer decision dated 1 October 2026 and is not for call-in. The homes depend on planning permission and construction, and the record does not break down the tenures that 'affordable homes' covers.
What happens next
Planning permission and construction come next, and the officer decision of 1 October 2026 sets out the terms.
How this was written
Written by Hey Bath from public records with an AI writing tool, then checked against them.
Sources: Council decisions (B&NES), Council contracts (Contracts Finder).
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