£9.5m Plan Announced To Expand Harborough Business Park

Major plans have been announced for a major expansion of a business park on the edge of Market Harborough.

The £9.5m scheme would see 27 new commercial units built on seven acres of land at Airfield Business Park, off the B6047 Harborough Road.

Leicestershire County Council, which is behind the plan, says creating more units, in a range of sizes, would boost the local economy and raise vital cash in rent to support front-line services it provides.

Twelve units have already been built on the site and ten are occupied.

Councillor Byron Rhodes, cabinet member for finance and property, said: “Our portfolio of properties continue to perform well and we hope to continue investing in projects which not only boost the local economy, but also provide us with much-needed revenue to support our essential services in these difficult times.

“Our developments so far at the Airfield site have been very successful, despite the challenges posed by Covid-19. It is clear that demand is there for further similar

A final decision on whether to progress with the expansion will be taken by councillors later this month – if backed a planning application will be submitted to Harborough District Council and if permission is granted, construction would likely start early next year and be completed by November 2022.

Airfield Business Park