Work to refurbish a building in the centre of Bath to create a new police station for the city is set to begin in August this year, it has been announced.
Plymouth House in the centre of Bath | Photo courtesy of Avon & Somerset Police
The refurbishment of Plymouth House on Monmouth Street is expected to take around nine months, which will see the building become the new home of policing in Bath in summer 2026.
Plymouth House will replace the current police stations at the One Stop Shop in Lewis House, Manvers Street, which is co-located with Bath’s city council offices and at Redbridge House on Lower Bristol Road.
Until the new station is ready, officers and staff will continue to work from those locations.
Bath’s former police station on Manvers Street was sold in 2015 due to high ongoing maintenance costs and its suitability for modern policing, with teams relocated to Redbridge House and Lewis House, which is opposite.
With the upcoming move to Monmouth Street, Avon & Somerset Police will once again operate from one, dedicated police station in Bath, co-locating all policing teams alongside an Enquiry Office open to the public.
Area Commander for Bath and North East Somerset, Chief Inspector Scott Hill said: “Our priority is to provide the best service we can for the community, and that means ensuring our officers and staff have the most efficient and suitable facilities.
“This is what the new station at Plymouth House will give us. It will bring our neighbourhood and response teams under one roof, providing them with a modern, fit-for-purpose and productive place to work together in the heart of the city, enabling us to deliver outstanding policing in Bath.”
Police and Crime Commissioner Clare Moody said: “One of my key priorities is to strengthen neighbourhood policing.
“I have strongly supported the commitment to ensure Bath has a dedicated police site, enabling community-focused policing and welcome this announcement.”
