Purpose

The proposal is to increase the designated pitch sizes at
Columbia Road, Watney and Whitechapel Markets and also designate an
additional area at Columbia Road. This is to regularised an
established trading pattern

Content

The Mayor noted and agreed the reasons for urgency, as
provided in the report submitted.
 
DECISION
 
1.   
Note the report.
 
2.   
Recommend that full Council agrees the markets improvements.
 
3.   
Columbia Road Market
 
– The proposal is to make permanent the temporary measures
put in post-Covid:
·        
officially increase the pitch size to 3mx3m from something that
traders have been using for more than six years.
·        
Make permanent the layout that has been used since reopening after
Covid. This means all pitches on the north side and extended from
Ravenscroft to Barnet Grove, with market parking on both side of
Barnet Grove and one side of Chambord.
 
4.   
Watney Market
·        
to carry out further engagement with market traders around the use
of the gazebos at a later date. · to delegate the
adoption of the new pitch size of 3m x 3.81m decision on gazebos to
the Corporate Director depending on the results of engagement
exercise.
 
5.   
Whitechapel Market
 
·        
officially designate the area that traders have been using for many
years to make the official designated pitch size the one currently
marked by red line, 2.57m width x 4.5m depth.
 
Action by
INTERIM CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING
AND REGENERATION (P. PATTERSON)
Interim Director Public Realm (A. Ali)