A date has been set for a High Court hearing over the council's decision to approve plans for the Christchurch police station site.
The judicial review over BCP Council’s decision to approve plans to transform the police station site in Christchurch will take place at the High Court on May 4.
The Daily Echo has previously reported on the legal challenge facing the council over the plans.
It is understood the challenge has been brought by a resident.
Read more: Legal challenge over Christchurch Police Station site
The proposal to transform the boarded up site in Barrack Road was given the go-ahead by BCP Council in 2020.
The redevelopment includes the disused police station in the centre of Christchurch as well as the magistrates’ court site.
The scheme from Aster Homes includes 130 homes built alongside sheltered accommodation and community facilities.
However, legal issues saw an initial decision scrapped in February 2020 when a judicial review pre-action protocol letter warned it had been “unlawful”.
Issues cited within the letter included non-compliance with biodiversity policies, incorrect advice on the effects of the planned “ecological corridor”.
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It also raised concerns that living space standards for the proposed homes had not been considered.
In February Aster Homes confirmed they remain committed to the site.
A video they created in 2020, said the scheme was the result of 17 years work by the former Christchurch Borough Council through "extensive" pre-application discussions with officers.
Previously a spokesperson for the council said: "We are awaiting the decision of a legal challenge to the proposed redevelopment of the old Christchurch police station and cannot comment further at this time. The application was considered by the planning committee who approved the scheme.
“The development will redevelop a long vacant key town centre site, delivering 169 much needed dwellings, including 53 affordable housing units and commercial space in a high quality scheme with significant economic benefits for the area.”
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