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Council Tax System Upgrade

Due to essential maintenance, council tax services are currently intermittently available. 

 

Welland Park Road Car Park closed due to tennis courts upgrade

Welland Park Road Car Park in Market Harborough will be closed from Monday, 1 September 2025 for approximately 8-10 weeks. This is due to works being carried out to upgrade Welland Park Tennis Courts.

Alternative car parks can be found at: www.harborough.gov.uk/directory/13/car_parks/category/30

Apologies for any inconvenience.

 

Postponement of Court Action: Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) scheduled for Wednesday 20 August

Harborough District Council wishes to postpone all applications to court in respect of Council Tax and Business Rates recovery scheduled for Wednesday, 20 August 2025 and adjourn to the next available court date, expected to be Wednesday, 17 September 2025.

This adjournment is due to the compounding impact of an external delay in the updating of our bank mandate relating to payments made to respective accounts.

 

Renovation works at The Symington Building

The Symington Building, in Adam & Eve Street, Market Harborough, will remain open to the public as normal while a programme of renovation works is carried out, starting on Monday 9 June 2025.

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Temporary closure of some EV Charging Points for upgrades

Five EV chargers at The Commons car park in Market Harborough are currently unavailable and will be upgraded with new chargers later this year. Thank you for your understanding - we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Alternative chargers are available in Market Harborough at Angel Street, Doddridge Road and St Mary’s West car park.

Newly installed 22kW electric vehicle chargers are now operational in Station Road, Lutterworth, Orchard Road, Broughton Astley, School Road, Kibworth, North Memorial Hall, Main Street, Tugby and Allerton Project Visitor Centre, Loddington.