An application seeking permission for five temporary stalls to house businesses while a new market is being built in Brighouse has gone to planners.

Calderdale Council has applied to its planning directorate seeking permission to go ahead on one of the projects being realised in the heart of town as part of Brighouse’s  £19.1 million Town Deal investment.

As part of the UK Government-funded Town Deal, Calderdale Council is working with the Brighouse Town Deal Board to deliver the £3 million permanent market on the existing canalside site, which will have around 20 fixed stalls, each with water, drainage and power.

The outcome of the main planning application for the new market is due in the next few weeks and if successful, the appointment of a contractor will follow shortly after and work is estimated to start by summer this year.

Daisy Street car park has been identified by the council as a location for temporary market – it is just across Anchor Bridge from the market’s current home.

Plans for this, which include linking the temporary stalls to electricity, water and waste, and providing storage for stallholders while the market is not open, have now been submitted.

Colin Gordon, member of the Brighouse Town Deal Board and owner of Colin’s Café on Brighouse Market, said: “We are really excited for our new market building in Brighouse which will make an already popular place to buy and sell an even more attractive and vibrant place to visit.”