Revitalising Chesterfield Market
The Revitalising the Heart of Chesterfield project has transformed the town’s historic outdoor Market Place, with the improvements completed in September 2025.
A new layout for Market Square makes it easier for shoppers to explore, with modernised stalls complemented by vibrant new canopies in heritage colours and the historic Town Pump given greater prominence within the open public space.
The revitalised outdoor market includes better lighting and power, paving improvements and flexible trading areas. New seating, landscaping and tree planting have also been introduced, creating attractive spaces for people to sit and enjoy the town centre.
The market stalls previously located in New Square and on Low Pavement have been brought together into a single market ground of 100 stalls in Market Square, creating a more defined and vibrant market area. The space also provides a flexible area for events and activities.
New Square has also been transformed into a flexible events space, providing a new setting for large-scale events, temporary installations and activities linked to the town’s bars and restaurants. The improved space reopened in March 2026.
The improvements have been developed with regard for the Conservation Area, including opening up the public space around the Market Hall and Town Pump.
The project will support the creation of 66 jobs and safeguard 80 jobs on the outdoor market.
Key proposals included:
- The re-siting of market stalls currently located in New Square and on Low Pavement into a single market ground of 100 stalls in Market Square – creating a more defined and vibrant market area. The area will also include a flexible events space.
- The re-modelling of New Square as a flexible events space – able to hold large-scale events, and accommodate temporary installations and active edges linked to local bars and restaurants
- Upgrades to the paving to improve the quality while also making it more accessible for people dependent on wheelchairs, pushchairs, or mobility aids
- The introduction of new seating areas and attractive landscaping to create spaces where people want to sit and chat whilst taking in what the town has to offer
- The planting of more trees to increase biodiversity and improve the street scene
- Brighter, more vibrant stall coverings and flexible stalls supplied with water, better lighting and digital connectivity
New square, Chesterfield market
Revitalising the Heart of Chesterfield is led by Chesterfield Borough Council with funding from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund.
