Harborough District Council
A flagship Harborough District Council scheme to restore nature on 130 acres of land it purchased to the north of Market Harborough and Great Bowden is coming in for criticism from opposition Councillors. They claim the Lib-Dem led coalition’s ‘Rewilding Harborough’ project will cost £3.3 million and has no plan, no budget clarity, and no […]
As discussions about major local government reorganisation continue, Harborough District Council has revealed its preferred option for devolution in 2028. At a cabinet meeting last night (12th November 2025), it was agreed that ‘North City South’ is the best way forward – with Leicester City remaining as now, plus a unitary authority for North Leicestershire […]
Market Harborough’s eagerly awaited new ‘banking hub’ is now open… Today’s announcement (Thursday 6th March) comes from Cash Access UK, which has created a temporary home for the new multi-bank facility within Harborough District Council’s Symington Building – until a permanent home can be found. It offers a general counter service run by the Post […]
Harborough District Council has announced it will now put its long awaited Local Plan out to public consultation. It sets out the authority’s vision, objectives, spatial strategy and planning policies for the period up to 2031. The decision to proceed was made at a meeting of Councillors last night – who decided it would be […]
Harborough District Council has revealed it’s still trying to track down a significant amount of public money which has remained unaccounted for, for over five years. In a recent update to the Cabinet, Cllr Mark Graves, HDC’s Portfolio Holder for Finance, called on Harborough District Leisure Trust to share with him, residents and the Council […]
A public meeting’s being held tonight to discuss controversial plans which could see new homes earmarked for Leicester City being built across the Harborough District instead. MP Neil O’ Brien has helped to organise the meeting – and is encouraging anyone who’s concerned to gather in the Methodist Church Hall on Northampton Road at 6.30pm […]
Both the leader of Harborough District Council and our local MP are welcoming today’s scrapping of plans to close hundreds of railway ticket offices. The Government has asked train operators to withdraw their proposals because it says they failed to meet high passenger standards. During the public consultation, over the summer, Cllr Phil Knowles met […]
It’s expected more homes at a massive new development north of Market Harborough will be given the nod later today. Harborough District Council (HDC) granted outline planning permission for up to 450 homes, a new school and shops on the Airfield Farm site some seven years’ ago. Final plans for a ‘local centre’ – accommodating retailers, […]
An application’s been made to construct up to 230 new homes as part of a major, greenfield development in the north of the Harborough District. Parker Strategic Land Ltd has lodged outline plans to build on fields to the north and south of the A47 Uppingham Road at Houghton on the Hill. The site currently […]
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