Development land up for sale on historic industrial site

Two sites which agents say have industrial and historical significance in Market Harborough are on the market with planning approval granted for new homes and offices.

Land surrounding the site of the former Harboro Rubber factory is up for sale with planning permission for 45 houses and flats. Meanwhile, the former flour mill on the site is Grade II listed. The building was originally built around 1860 as part of Blandford’s Flour Mill.

Harborough Rubber Company set up on the St Mary’s Road site in 1894 when it was taken over by the Briggs family who had a boot-making shop in Leicester. After over a century at St Mary’s Road, the company relocated to its new site at the Riverside Industrial Estate in 2006.

Since that time, the site has been directed as different planning schemes were debated. At a meeting in the summer, planning officers commented that the proposed development offered the benefit of restoring a listed building and providing new homes on a brownfields site.,

The land and flour mill are being marketed by local estate agents Andrew Granger & Co.

Head of residential sales Peter Buckingham said: “It’s not often such a prime parcel of land comes up for sale in a town like Market Harborough. The existence of planning permission is also a massive bonus for prospective developers. As a site of significance and prominence in the town with close proximity to the train station, we expect demand for property to be high.”