Successful Judicial Review Challenge To £165 Million Development

In a landmark case the High Court has declared that Winchester City Council committed a serious, procedural and substantive breach of the public procurement regime. The High Court ruled that the decision by Winchester City Council to vary an existing development agreement was unlawful and has quashed a decision by the Council to proceed with the amended agreement. 

Councillor Gottlieb, represented by Dentons Planning, Procurement and Public Law team, has won his procurement judicial review claim against Winchester City Council's decision to change an existing £165 million development scheme relating to Silver Hill, Winchester city centre.

The developer, Henderson Global Investors, and the Council agreed changes to a 2004 development agreement including a release from Henderson's obligations to provide 35% affordable housing, construction of a bus station and civic uses (including shop mobility and dial-a-ride premises and a market store). The size of the site was