Supporting the Redevelopment of Colne Market Hall

20th August, '25

Project Overview:

Colne Market Hall is at the heart of a major £6.5 million regeneration project, funded through the Colne Levelling Up scheme. The project aims to revitalise the market hall into a modern community hub, improving facilities for traders, creating flexible indoor and outdoor retail spaces, and making the market more welcoming and accessible for residents and visitors.

The redevelopment aims to transform the existing market into a modern, vibrant and accessible community hub while respecting its heritage and role as a focal point for life. The project also plans to enhance its surrounding public realm by improving pedestrian connections, reshaping local highways and delivering a space that celebrates Colne’s heritage while meeting the needs of a modern town centre.

To support this scheme, Site Surveying services were commissioned to deliver a range of surveys, providing the accurate, detailed data needed to guide design and planning.

Our Brief:

Our brief was to provide a comprehensive picture of both the building and its wider setting, while also uncovering the underground service critical to future construction. To achieve this, our team delivered three key surveys in combination.

A measured building survey

of Colne market Hall to capture the existing layout and structure in precise detail.

A topographical survey

of the surrounding area to map levels, boundaries and key features.

A PAS 128
utility survey

of the adjacent highway sections to accurately locate underground services and infrastructure.

CHALLENGES

A busy town centre

requiring careful planning to minimise disruption to local businesses and residents.

Multiple survey types

combining above-ground and below-ground datasets for a fully coordinated deliverable.

Accuracy requirements

ensuring that data captured was suitable for planning application standards and future design work.

Results & Impact:

The completed deliverables included:

A comprehensive set of measured building survey drawings
A detailed topographical map of the market and surrounding grounds
Utility survey drawings and reports for nearby highways

Together, these outputs provided architects, planners and engineers with the complete dataset required to design and deliver the redevelopment with confidence. The project team were enabled to design improved market facilities, plan external works and reduce design risks through accurate site identification and data early in the process.

Since then, the redevelopment continued to progress at pace. Following planning approval in late 2023, contractors began work on site in January 2024. By January 2025, a temporary market hall had opened in Hartley Square to house traders while construction was underway.

Midway through 2025, external works such as roofing, cladding and glazing were nearing completion, while significant progress had also been made internally, with demolition, structural upgrades and the start of the fit-out phase.

Now entering the final stages of redevelopment, the market is expected to reach completion in autumn 2025, when the refurbished building will reopen as a vibrant new hub for Colne.

Our survey work has remained a vital point of reference throughout this process, ensuring that the physical build aligns seamlessly with design intent and that the transformation of Colne Market continues with precision and clarity.