Disused Goole Market Hall to get £4m redevelopment

The plans include food and drink kiosks and a live music stage

A £4m plan to turn an empty market hall into a food hall and a live music venue have been approved.

Goole Market Hall will be brought back into use after it was shut in 2019 after it it fell into disrepair.

The exterior features of the hall, which was built in 1896, will be restored and double glazing openable roof lights are set to be installed.

Plans for the hall's revamp are part of the £25m Goole Town Deal levelling up project.

The development was given the go-ahead by East Riding of Yorkshire councillors, who took over the building after Goole Town Council handed the building to the authority as costs to run the market reached £1,000-a-month.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, councillor Richard Meredith said: "This will be a fantastic facility which is soon to be enjoyed by all.

"There are some concerns about noise but let's be honest this is in the heart of Goole, we're talking about one of the primary towns in the East Riding."

He added that there were conditions in place to control noise levels at the venue.

The Victorian market hall was closed in 2019

The application said the inside of the hall would be repainted and restored and food and drink kiosks would be installed along with a stage for live music performances.

It would also have indoor and outdoor seating areas.