Cirencester's Charter Market is held in the Market Place on Monday and Friday of each week. It is one of the oldest charter markets in the country and was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. The market is run by Cirencester Town Council and is held on both Mondays and Fridays from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

Please find as follows information on the letting arrangements, succession policy and complaints procedure. Any queries should be directed to the Charter Market Manager, Anne Brooker (details as follows): 

Letting Arrangements:

Applications for a stall can be made via the application form and forwarding to the Charter Market Manager, Anne Brooker, by Email to: chartermarket@cirencester.gov.uk Fax: 01285 643843, post to Cirencester Town Council, Dyer House, 3 Dyer Street, Cirencester, Glos., GL7 2PP or by telephoning 01285 655646 or 07729 524 017.

Prices for a single stall start from £10.00 per day and Rent can be paid direct to the Council’s Bank Account (please contact the Council for account details).

Stalls are allocated by the Charter Market Manager only and cannot be sub-let by traders.  Trading lines cannot be changed without the consent of the Charter Market Manager.

The complete Rules and Regulations can be viewed by clicking on this link.

Succession Policy:

Any business that ceases trading or is sold would need to re-apply for a pitch.

Complaints Procedure:

If you wish to make a formal complaint about the Council’s decision to refuse an application for a stall, it should be made in writing to the Chief Executive Officer and marked ‘private and confidential’.

Receipt of your complaint will be acknowledged, in writing, within seven working days.

The complaint will be considered and determined by the Council’s Charter Market Management Committee and you will be invited to attend a meeting and to bring with you a representative, if you so wish.

At least seven clear working days prior to the meeting, you will need to provide the Committee with copies of any documentation or evidence relied on. The Committee will in turn provide you with copies of any documentation which it wishes to rely upon and shall do so promptly, allowing you the opportunity to read the material in good time for the meeting.

At the Meeting, the Chairman of the Committee will introduce everyone and explain the procedure.

You will then have the opportunity (or your representative) to outline the grounds for the complaint and, thereafter, questions may be asked by

(i), the Chief Executive Officer or other nominated officer and then (ii), the Charter Market Management Committee.

The Chief Executive Officer (or other nominated officer) will then have an opportunity to explain the Council’s position and questions may be asked by (i), you (or your representative) and (ii), the Charter Market Management Committee.

The Chief Executive Officer (or other nominated officer) and you (or your representative) will then be offered the opportunity to summarise your respective positions.

Along with the Chief Executive Officer (or other nominated officer), you (or your representative) will be asked to leave the room while the Committee decides whether or not the grounds for the complaint have been made. If a point of clarification is necessary, both parties will be invited back.

The Chief Executive Officer (or other nominated officer) and you (or your representative) will be given the opportunity to wait for the decision but if the decision is unlikely to be finalised on that day you will be advised when the decision is likely to be made and when it is likely to be communicated to you.

After the Meeting the decision will be confirmed in writing within seven working days together with details of any action to be taken.

The decision on a complaint shall be announced, in public, at the next available scheduled meeting of the Council.