Chrisp Street Market opened in Poplar in 1951.
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The regeneration of Chrisp Street has moved a step closer after the council made an order allowing it to acquire the outstanding land needed.
Tower Hamlets Council made a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) on February 2, , applicable to all land on the Poplar site for which a voluntary purchase hasn t been agreed.
The proposed CPO covers an area bordering Cordelia Street, Chrisp Street (including the Co-op car park), East India Dock Road and Kerbey Street.
Should the order be verified by the secretary of state, regeneration plans can proceed as planning permission has already been granted.
The council denied reports of any plans to close the centres when contacted by the East London Advertiser last month. But things are not getting better.
“We are having to make savings to balance our budget to protect essential services,” mayor John Biggs said in a statement to the paper this week.
Under threat. Cubitt Town library on the Isle of Dogs facing budget cuts. Picture: Google
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“The options under consultation would build on the changing ways residents are using Idea Stores and libraries by offering a flexible service to meet the needs of changing communities.”
The consultation sets out options such as “reducing opening hours and days and possible closure of the least used facilities” that means Bethnal Green and Cubitt Town.