The ballot for the proposed Hornchurch Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) has been returned, with the majority of businesses voting against the proposal.
As part of the statutory process, the Council having received a BID proposal for Hornchurch town centre held a BID ballot with eligible local businesses, which ended on Thursday 12 March 2026.
The results were 45 businesses voting against, and 38 voting to form a BID for the Town Centre.
The BID proposal aimed to strengthen Hornchurch’s town centre economy, support local traders, and enhance the area’s vitality in line with the borough’s wider regeneration objectives.
Councillor Graham Williamson, Cabinet Lead for Development and Regeneration, said:
“We respect the outcome of the Hornchurch Town Centre BID ballot, but we are disappointed that the proposal was not supported by the majority of local businesses.
“The Council is always willing to support initiatives to strengthen the town centre, support traders, and help Hornchurch thrive, and we remain committed to working with the community to explore other ways of achieving these goals.”