Winchester city council has picked London practice Studio Multi to create upgrade proposals for the Kings Walk shopping centre, while a long-term redevelopment partner is found.

The authority’s efforts to regenerate a chunk of the city centre have come under intense scrutiny over the past decade. In 2015 a project drawn up by Allies & Morrison for TIAA Henderson Real Estate foundered, and the council was found to have seriously breached procurement rules when it appointed Henderson on terms renegotiated from an earlier agreement.

In 2018, JTP drew up a new masterplan for the city-centre’s redevelopment.

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