Have your say on the future of Hoxton Street Market
Photo: realhoxton.co.uk / Hoxton Trust
Hackney Council is inviting residents to have your say on the future of Hoxton Street Market by taking part in a public consultation looking to improve the market and Hoxton Street.
The council is proposing to reinvigorate the market by “bringing in new traders and expanding the range of goods on offer, encouraging more shoppers, providing a vibrant retail mix and good value for customers”.
It says it wants to hear from Hackney residents and that it is particularly keen to find out the views of market traders and those who live, work or run a business near to Hoxton Street Market.
The council says residents’ views on the proposals will help shape plans for the market. Once the consultation has closed it will analyse all the responses received. It will make the consultation findings available and publish its final proposals by Summer 2011.
Cllr Feryal Demirci, Cabinet Member for Safer Neighbourhoods, said: “Hackney Markets are an important part of our borough and the council has made a commitment to invest in and improve them. We’d like to bring in new traders and maybe have a Friday night market but before any decisions are made we want to know what people think. If you have something to say about our proposals for future of Hoxton Market then we want to hear it.”
The council has a street market strategy and there are a number of other activities taking place aimed at improving the Hoxton Street Market, including: improving the entrances to the market and other environmental improvements, proposing discounts on fees for new traders and providing support and guidance.
As part of its vision for “vibrant, sustainable and attractive markets” the council is already investing £1m into the development of Ridley Road Market and has a strategy to improve the viability all of Hackney’s markets and encourage further investment.
Alternatively, you can send your written views to Freepost LON 18819, Consultation Team, London Borough of Hackney or by email to consultation@hackney.gov.uk (please include ‘Hoxton Market’ in the subject line).
The closing date for the consultation is Sunday 1 May 2011.
For more information about this consultation, telephone 020 83563000. More information about the council’s street markets programme here.
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The council have allowed Hoxton Market to run into the ground.Shoppers on a saturdy found it almost impossible to park because of over zealous wardens,These have even penalised traders unloading their vans to set up their stalls.The shops in the market are all either off licenses or hairdressers.When the council say they are listening to local people,I hope that this is the case and not some outside groups who are there wanting to change the market and surrounding district.
Its suppose to be a market, try looking at other markets and then work out what the hell is needed cheap stalls for validated traders. Besides the point really as the money ear marked for the development was put on hold according to the budget. So which is it? Illegal budget or stretching the truth on what is to be spent and when?
East Lane market in Camberwell was always my favourite but no doubt for Hackney’s vision it will end up a trendy art deco performance that has nothing to do with the traditional London values that have been long established.
The council wont be happy until it turns into another Broadway Market for all the Sloanies spending daddy’s dosh on overpriced tat
Hugh,this is what the council means by the areas changing.Certain places have been left to go to pot.Then its;we will reinvigorate;whatever areas been chosen.All of a sudden the local councillors have been on show.
Tony, so you dislike ‘trendy’ Pat refers to ‘outside groups’, what is it your after? what exactly are these traditional London values Tony? Surely Broadway Market is better on the eye that Hoxton Street as it is??
I actually heard the council want it to be like Portobello! I was thinking of opening a vintage furniture shop there but would I be ran out of town?
My father worked as a porter at the original covent garden market so not a big fan of portobello. I like the old style fruit and veg with discounted clothes and electricals. A vintage furniture shop? Will appeal to some people but not to others. The borough is still very “working class” and the gentification is not really appropriate giving the number of people on the bread line in the area. There are people who struggle to get by who certainly would not shop at the furniture store unless it was cheap!
Understood Tony, Thanks for reply.. I have a passion for keeping the integrity of an area I think the council have got it wrong. You cant force gentrification of an area anyway, it happens organically, but wouldn’t it be better to rent the empty shops, to so called trendys than leave them empty? Im working class/trendy btw and on the breadline, just trying to make things happen.
Lorna, the council are trying to alter the area.The market is surrounded by council flats,a lot of unemployed and a lot of social problems.Where is the custom going to come from for the shops that you are talking about? Beside which,there isnt a large amount of empty shops anyway just a bad variety of what these shops are i.e.too many cafes ,hairdressers and off licenses amongst them.This was brought up at the meeting held to discuss the future of the market.
Pat whats wrong with cafes? They provide meals at at a reasonable price and are popular.
BarryB,not being funny but go down there and try and get a proper fried egg. No yolk to dip your bread in!what was apparent at the meeting though was how strongly it was felt against the number of off licences in the street.There is/was a bad problem with a crowd of drunks that set up home opposite Icelands.They have been moved on for the moment,just wait and see how long that lasts.
BarryB,just one thing.The photo in this article is Ron the Fishman.He isnt in Hoxton anymore,His stall from Thursday to Saturday was almost opposite Icelands”.Would Sir like to have a bowl of eels with that fine can he is drinking from?”