Huddersfield market overhaul enters delivery phase

Work to start on Huddersfield's temporary market as Kirklees Council sets timetable for £16.5m market hall revamp

Kirklees Council is about to start on the £16.5 million revamp of Huddersfield open market. Work will start this month on setting up a temporary market site before the grade II*-listed market hall is closed for repair and restoration. The council has set a timetable for the works and says the new-look market hall will be completed and ready to re-open in January 2028. Traders opposed the plans saying ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ but since p…

Huddersfield market overhaul enters delivery phase

Work is set to begin this month on a temporary market in Huddersfield as Kirklees Council moves ahead with the regeneration of the town’s Grade II* listed market hall. Planning approval for the redevelopment was granted in April, paving the way for a phased programme designed to keep market trading operational throughout the construction period. […]