City of London market plans run into sheep trouble

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A 775 year old law could stand in the way of plans to move the City of London wholesale markets to east London.

to Parliament last November for approval to move Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to Dagenham Dock.

While the bill was in its petitioning period, Havering Council submitted an objection based on the Royal Charter that founded Romford Market over 700 years ago.King Henry III granted the Royal Charter that could be used to oppose the plans The Charter stipulates that no other market can be set up within the distance a sheep can walk in a day from Romford Market - approximately 6.66 miles.

Havering Council does not always enforce the Charter on other markets in the area - but it is concerned about how the relocation of the City markets will affect local trade, especially if they are allowed to sell at retail to individuals.

 

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Presumably this was to protect the livestock market. I'm 77 and remember pens of sheep at Romford market among the other stalls when I was a child, but there hasn't been a livestock market there for many years.

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LBofHavering are being ridiculous yet again, completely ignoring the benefits and jobs this move will bring to residents. From ULEZ opposition, building data centres on the green belt and failing to act about the Illegal waste dump on fire at Launders Lane, the council is wrong.

There is such a law in Kingston-Upon-Thames as well, which roughly states 'no market should be within 6 odd miles of Kingston market', which AFAIK has never been enforced and may be why the area lost shoppers. 🤔 ContactKingston any insight to add here upon this heritage?

It's a bit rich, seeing the Romford Market has declined in the last twenty years under the control of Havering Council.

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