Agenda item

To receive a petition “Stop the current market stalls on Peckham Square”

The chair pointed out that the report included a response from the Strategic Director of Environment and Leisure which stated that: “a decision had been taken to terminate these temporary licensed pitches from Saturday 29 October 2011, and to place these traders on other available pitch locations around the Peckham area” which appeared to bring a resolution which the petitioners sought.

The chair invited the petitioners to address the meeting. The lead petitioner asked for clarity between the draft Nunhead and Peckham area action plan which stated the square may have occasional use as a market and the markets strategy which saw the square as a large-scale market.

The chair invited John McHenry, Markets Development Manager to address the meeting. He stated that the council wished the markets to reflect the needs of the community and therefore the decision to terminate the temporary licenses had been taken. The council would carry out further consultation and report back to the community council to ensure that any markets on the square met the needs of the local community.

Councillors did not debate the petition further and the chair welcomed the proposed way forward.