‘Next step’ plan for food village scheme

Senior councillors will be asked to approve a package of measures that could pave the way for the opening of a major new food and drink venue at Leeds traders at the market, the response from members of the public was overwhelmingly positive. raised by a small number of existing

More than 2,000 online questionnaires were completed, with 71.5 per cent of respondents supporting the idea and 91 per cent saying they would be ‘somewhat likely’ or ‘very likely’ to use the rest of the market if they were visiting proposed venue.

Given the results of the consultation, the meeting will be asked to back a twin-track approach to the next of the scheme.

This would see the council start the process of promoting the site to private operators as a potential location for a food village of the type – normally built from refurbished shipping containers – already found in cities such as London, Manchester, and Bristol.