The huge plan to transform Bury Market

Plans to transform Bury Market - including a multi-million pound ‘flexi-hall’ and and a new roof - are set to be approved next week. The proposals include the demolition of existing buildings on Murray Road, 47 – 51 Market Street and 2 -10 Princess Parade to build a new flexible events hall.

A new canopy structure would be erected to cover the existing outdoor market and temporary permission is also sought for a construction compound on the market car park. The proposed three-storey flexi hall would be in the western part of the site and would contain two floors.

The building would be constructed from brick and timber and would be accessed from Murray Road. It would be used for conferences, meetings and training, banquets, awards dinners, drinks receptions, small trade exhibitions, public exhibitions, weddings, private parties and Christmas parties.

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Other uses for the hall include space for support groups, hobby groups and indoor sports. The planning application said music concerts, dancing, boxing matches, festivals, pop up trading could also happen at the events hall and that it would house offices for market staff.

The new canopy structure would be a membrane with polycarbonate panels and would consist of a canopy with a series of pitched roofs set above the existing market stalls. The construction compound would be erected in the south eastern corner of the market car park on the south side of Angouleme Way.

The compound would be in place for a temporary period of 21 months and would measure 54 metres by 34 metres. It would contain a temporary market office, contractor offices and welfare facilities, storage containers, a