Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Place

Presented by the Community Services Portfolio Holder

The Community Services Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

He advised Members that the provision of a new market was key to sustaining the community and that the design for Newmarket was to be finalised and contractors employed to carry out the work. He reminded Members that the current market operated three days a week and that it was proposed that Newmarket and Marlborough Square Outdoor Market would operate seven days a week. He informed Members that this would be agreed through a “Newmarket rights” agreement and that it would ensure that the Council would have control over any other market that wished to operate and would ensure that that they would not be in direct competition with Newmarket.

Councillor R Blunt stated the report showed that the Council was serious about providing the new market and that it was a big challenge that was going well. He felt it was important to support the existing traders.

Councillor T Gillard advised that the Business Focus Team was doing all it could to support the current market traders to relocate or find new premises. He supported the proposal to open seven days a week.

It was moved by Councillor A Woodman, seconded by Councillor R Blunt and

RESOLVED THAT:

Coalville Newmarket under section 50 of the Food Act 1984 as more particularly described in the report be established.

Reason for decision: Cabinet to note that the Council has established its rights for a market in Coalville in accordance with the Food Act 1984 between the hours of 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday.