A new food hall and an outdoor area for up to 46 stalls are to be built at Bolton Market. At a meeting this week, Bolton Council’s planning committee backed the proposals for a new food hall extension which will be built on the New Street side of the market.
It will partially reuse the existing structure and have a substantial glazed area.
The new food hall would contain nine food and drink stalls together with a large indoor seating area. Seating would also be installed within a covered colonnade which can be closed off at night.
This area would face onto an external area that could be used for pop-up market stalls and additional seating while still functioning as an access road and loading area when required. The new outdoor market will provide 46 pitches for traders in two rows, constructed from steel with a metal canopy and aligned with the east-west link through the site.
