Bare Land, Wellsway, Bath, BA2
Key Features
- Potential Residential Development Opportunity
- Within the catchment of the City of Bath
- Good road access
- Adjacent to Barracks Nature Park
- Land being offered to a Developer as an Option, Promotion, Joint Venture or Subject to Planning Deal
- Land not being offered for agricultural or equestrian purposes
- Offers are invited, and the purchase price will be based on a percentage of the resale Gross Development Value (GDV)
Description
- We are excited to be able to offer a parcel of land situated on the outskirts of the highly sought-after city of Bath. Positioned along Wellsway, the site sits adjacent to the popular Odd Down Sports Ground and the Barracks Nature Park, offering a desirable setting with excellent local amenities.
Access to the land is available from Wellsway, via an entrance located to the south of the site behind the neighbouring residential and commercial properties. The plot features a steep natural gradient, rising to a series of upper plateaus that provide elevated vantage points.
An informal footpath previously used from the east to western boundaries has been legally resolved in favour of the current vendor, ensuring full control and clarity of access rights. Along the eastern edge of the site, a substantial retaining wall runs parallel to the roadside and pavement, providing structure and definition to the boundary.
Planning - It will be the responsibility of the developer/promoter to make representations under the option or promotion agreement to Bath and North East Somerset Council.
Method of Sale - Our vendor is seeking a Developer to enter into either a Joint Venture, subject to planning, Option or Promotion Agreement. Offers are invited, and the purchase price will be based on a percentage of the resale Gross Development Value (GDV).
For further information or to discuss this opportunity, please contact the appointed agent.
Location - The land is situated on Wellsway, a prominent and well-connected road in the historic city of Bath, Somerset. Wellsway offers excellent accessibility to Bath city centre, which is approximately 1.5 miles away, providing a range of amenities including shops, restaurants, schools, and healthcare facilities. The area benefits from strong transport links, with easy access to the A367 and A36, connecting to Bristol and the wider South West region. Bath Spa railway station is within a short drive, offering direct services to London and other major cities.
Surrounded by top-rated schools, green spaces, and a thriving community, Wellsway is ideal for residential development or a bespoke investment project. This location combines prestige, practicality, and potential—making it a rare find in today’s market.
Viewing - Viewing is strictly by appointment only, please contact Darren Woodyer on option 5. Please note this is a parcel of bare land open to the elements and suitable precautions and care should be taken during viewings.
Services - Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the location and capacity of any services.
Wayleaves, easements and rights of way - The land will be subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private, light, sport, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not.
Important Notice – Cooper and Tanner for themselves and for the Vendors of this land, whose agents they are, give notice that:
• The particulars are prepared in good faith to give a fair, and substantially correct, overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers. They do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Prospective purchasers should seek their own professional advice.
• The potential purchaser will be required to fund the agents upfront fee along with an annual monitoring fee. They will also be required to pay all solicitors costs in regards to the drafting of the contract. These will be a deductible amounts if planning is approved.
• All descriptions, dimensions, areas, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith, and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representation of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of them.
• No person in the employment of Cooper and Tanner has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property on behalf of Cooper and Tanner nor enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.
Development-Property
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-30
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 82% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Martin's Garden Primary School524 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 201
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Philip's CofE Primary School622 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 277
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Moorlands Junior School927 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 236
- Type
- Academy converter
- Moorlands Infant School0.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Pupils
- 177
- Type
- Academy converter
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 172
- Type
- Free schools
Secondary
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 987
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Beechen Cliff School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,232
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
- Hayesfield Girls School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,497
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Ralph Allen School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,398
- Type
- Academy converter
- Oldfield School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,287
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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