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)