Three former banks, airfield and rare surviving cottage in Harborough could be new protected heritage sites

A Leicestershire district is asking residents for their views on adding nine new places of special interest to be protected within the area. The list of assets within the Harborough district have been identified by the council as worthy of protection because of their historic, architectural or archaeological interest.

Places put forward to be added to the list include Husbands Bosworth Airfield which is an example of Second World War infrastructure. It was built with three runways and was tasked with training crews to undertake night bombing operations. The airfield is one of fourteen Leicestershire RAF stations active during the Second World War and has links to other wartime architecture in the Harborough district.

Auburn Place is a large arts and crafts style house designed by William Brandreth Savidge. Built in 1928, it was described as a ‘dazzling exercise in 20th century new-tudor’. Also on the list is Tollgate Cottage – built in the mid-18th to early 19th century, it is a rare surviving example of a tollhouse which would have been common along the route where tolls were collected and access to the road was controlled.

If approved, these sites would be known as Non-Designated Heritage Assets – those that have a “degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions” as to the effect on the building or the surrounding area. They add to the community’s local character and distinctiveness and can be taken into account when local plans are put forward but do not meet the criteria for Designated Heritage assets. The nine proposed additions are:

Auburn Place, Bitteswell Road, Lutterworth

Engineering Factory, Fairfield Road, Market Harborough

three former banks, airfield and rare surviving cottage in harborough could be new protected heritage sites

Barclays Market Harborough

Former Barclays Bank, High Street, Market Harborough

three former banks, airfield and rare surviving cottage in harborough could be new protected heritage sites

The former HSBC bank building Market Harborough

Former HSBC, High Street, Market Harborough

Former NatWest, St Mary’s Road, Market Harborough

Former Station, Kibworth Beauchamp

Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Sibbertoft Road, Husbands Bosworth

Tollgate Cottage, Lutterworth Road, Bitteswell

Village Shop, Springbank, Medbourne

In addition, Harborough residents are also being consulted on the conservation area appraisal for the village of Great Easton. This appraisal formally records the area’s special interests and helps to improve understanding of the historic importance of the area which can help to inform future planning applications. The two consultations will run until February 27, 2024.

Coun Darren Woodiwiss, Harborough District Council’s Heritage Champion, said: “Heritage assets such as these are an irreplaceable resource and should be conserved in a manner that is appropriate to their significance so that they can be enjoyed for future generations. We must carefully consider where development is located in order to ensure that important heritage assets are not adversely affected.”

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