Queens Market and Green Street

Queens Market is a well-established and much loved place to shop in Green Street, E13. People from across London are attracted by its vibrant rich mix of exotic fresh produce and goods, alongside more traditional fare.

At present, the multi-million pound improvement scheme for Queens Market is on hold due to a recent decision by Newham Council to terminate the development contract.

A Newham Council spokesperson said: "Newham Council remains fully committed to the future of Queens Market, and this is an opportunity to take stock and find a developer who can bring continued success to the market.

"The decision to terminate the Queens Market contract with the developers was made because the delivery of the programme had moved substantially forwards.

"While it is true the project became a victim of the 'credit crunch', as have many others across the country, it was felt the conditions set out in the contract would not have been satisfied within a reasonably foreseeable time.

"The council was unwilling to wait until 2014 for works to start on a redevelopment programme which is a priority, particularly as initial discussions for redeveloping Queens Market began in 2003.

"The borough has resumed management, rent collection and landlord duties in relation to the retail units following the termination of the Interim Property Management Agreement, in addition to the cessation of the Development Agreement."

Local residents and traders - who were consulted with on the planned improvements - are currently benefitting from a new market with the same number of pitches as the existing one, a new and bigger library combined with a Local Service Centre for Green Street.



Please note: the information below is now not relevant to the Queens Market regeneration scheme and remains on this page for reference purposes only.

Frequently asked questions about the Queens Market proposed plans.


Latest news

April 2009

Newham Council's Development Control Committee is scheduled for Wednesday 22nd April 2009 at 6.30pm. Committee agenda and papers

December 2008

St Modwens Planning Application

The Head of Property and Development, Bryn Harries, has authorised the submission of amendments for the redevelopment of Queens Market.

You can view the ammendments and the schedule below:

Statement Addendum (pdf version)
Planning Addendum Application Schedule (pdf version)


Queens Market Equality Impact Assessment (EQiA) - latest update.
The Equalities Impact assessment is an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed development scheme for Queens Market on key equality groups.
Queens Market Equality Impact Assessment (EQiA)


Please take some time to give us your feedback on the Queens Market Equality Impact Assessment by completing one of the comment forms below:
Equality Impact Assessment - Comments (pdf version)
Equality Impact Assessment - Comments (word version)

You can also visit the new website produced in partnership by St Modwen and Queens Market traders www.newqueensmarket.co.uk (site no longer available online).

The page details the proposed demolition and replacement of the existing market with additional uses to create a mixed use development including:

• A new state of the art Council 'front office' including local service centre, library and community services
• 164 market stalls
• 6,374 sq m of retail area including shop units and mezzanines
• New public toilets
• Waste collection area and composters
• 340 residential units including affordable housing
• 10 new affordable family residential units on Rochester Avenue
• A new multi-functional space for market stalls, cultural exhibitions and performances along Green Street

You can access over 160 documents from 'Accommodation Schedule' to Waste Management Strategy' and take in all of the proposed plans too.

The plans are generally accessible 9am - 5pm in the Council's Planning & Building Control reception, 1st floor, Town Hall Annexe, 330 - 354 Barking Road, East Ham, E6 2RT.

The expiry date for standard consultation is 30/5/08. However, though there is a statutory 21 day consultation period, that will apply differently for different interested parties (neighbours and so on). Any particular party's consultation period will run 21 days from the date they received formal notification.

What this means is that the Council has a minimum period in which it can't make a decision. If we receive comments after the 21 days that doesn't mean we ignore them. All comments are considered right up to the time Members make their decision at Committee. The significance of the 21 days is that that is the only period that a Council decision can't be made.

Proposed plans for Queens Market

May 2008 - Developers St Modwen have now formally submitted plans to Newham Council. The Council will consider the planning application, as the local planning authority, at committee. Decisions reached will be in accordance with the relevant Council, London and Government policies. No decisions have been made on the application, and it will be properly considered in accordance with Council procedure. The application is presently being processed. Proposal documents and Q&As currently available here relate to a previous stage of the process and will be updated at the appropriate stage in proceedings.

Please check this back on this page for further updates and links.


Download a PDF of the Queens Market Equality Impact Assessment (EQiA) - most recent update.
The Queens Market EqIA (QMEqIA) describes the council's and St Modwen's approach to ensuring equality of access to Queens Market.
Full QMEIA (89 pages) or the summary QMEqIAsummary (21 pages)

Download a PDF of the public exhibition boards on the revised proposals for Queens Market held in October 2006:

• Public exhibition October 2006

Download the Cabinet minutes on the Queens Market redevelopment:

• Cabinet 22 December 2005
• Cabinet 23 June 2005

View a summary of the development agreement (PDF):

• Summary of development and lease

View the original scheme plans (PDF):

• Ground floor plan
• First floor plan
• Second floor plan

View the latest plans (PDF):

• Courtyard level plan
• Market level plan
• Parking level plan
• Residential level plan
• Site plan

View the feasibility study and detailed brief (PDF):

• The feasibility study
• The detailed brief

View the survey of residents, shoppers, market traders and businesses (PDF):

• The survey

Below are questions on specific areas of the redevelopment of Queens Market:

• General
• Traders
• Shop owners
• Shoppers and residents

Getting to Queens Market
Queens Market is situated at the southern end of Green Street.

Opening times for market days:

• Tuesday - all day
• Thursday - all day
• Friday - all day
• Saturday - all day

To get to Queens Market via Green Street, it is advisable to use public transport:

• Tube - Upton Park Station (District and Hammersmith and City Lines)
• Buses - N58, 58, 104, 330, 376
• Car - short-stay parking is available on Green Street, and there are also park at Shaftesbury Road car park, or Queen's Road car park.

Location - view map.