Council designates market as Asset of Community Value

 Lambeth Council has approved an application for Brixton Village and Market Row to be designated asset of community value, a status that gives local campaigners legal rights for six months to put a bid together to buy it.

This followed a local campaign by groups who feared the site’s owners might convert it to other uses.

Council leader Martin Abrams said: “This is a big step forward for the campaign for community ownership which aims to safeguard Brixton’s heritage, and I am pleased the council has swiftly taken this important step.’

He said local groups had put froward ambitious plans for the market, giving “a once in a generation opportunity for community action to ensure this cherished local asset is held in local hands”.

The application for the asset of community value was lodged by the Stour Trust, an organisation that supports community campaigns.