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Two planning committees in February

The council has arranged two planning committees in February 2026 to deal effectively with a high level of business and public interest. There will be a planning committee meeting on 10 February and another on 12 February. Both meetings will be at the council offices and will start at 18.30 on the respective dates. 

The agenda for each meeting can be viewed online at: 10 February planning committee and 12 February planning committee.

 

Council Tax, Benefits and Business rates portal downtime 

Due to the annual billing work, our Council Tax and Benefits systems won’t be available online between Tuesday, 24 February – Friday 27, February 2026, and our Business rates systems won’t be available online between Friday, 20 February – Thursday, 26 February 2026. Please accept our apologies during these periods. 

 

Woodway Lane, Claybrooke Parva Injunction

Please be advised that a legally binding court order/injunction has been issued. You can review the linked documents, find full details and compliance requirements on our page by following the link below:

 

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.

For more information please visit:

 

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.