Street markets could be held around the former Broadmarsh Centre to encourage “economic regeneration”
Shoppers say plans to open some parts of Nottingham’s Broadmarsh area to street traders could help revitalise the city – but others fear it could ‘clutter’ pedestrianised areas.
The new car park and bus station is now fully-operational, and the long-delayed new Central Library is expected to open before the end of the year. Now, according to a council report which will be discussed at a Regulatory and Appeals Committee meeting on June 9, street traders could be allowed to operate in several streets around the former shopping centre.
“It is all pedestrianised. You don’t want that cluttered. Lister Gate is like a slum, there are too many empty shops. Currently, trading is prohibited on the streets, but under the plans traders would be able to apply for consent to operate. “However, this pre-dates the recent decline of the traditional retail-based high street and we now have an opportunity to revisit the street designations with the aim of providing a new offer in the city centre where appropriate.”
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