Changes to Victorian Carlisle Market Hall approved
Plans to make changes at a market hall and reveal "its original structure" have been approved.Cumberland Council said the work would involve removing two clusters of late 20th Century market stalls to form an open space seating area in Carlisle's Market Hall.Conservative councillor John Mallinson said the building, which is Grade II listed, has not worked "for many years".But the move faced some backlash from the Carlisle and District Civic Trust which claimed that stall holders were not consulted prior to the application for changes.
The council said it had taken the concerns into consideration.In a report detailing the plans, the market hall's owner said that displaced stall holders would be relocated within the market.Liberal Democrat councillor Roger Dobson said the redevelopment would enhance the hall's appearance, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.The local authority said the market stalls which would be removed were not of the "original historic fabric" and their removal would create "uninterrupted views" of the "original historic structure" of the hall.The market was sold to Llandudno-based Bearmont Group in December 2024.
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