Outdoor kitchens in Market Harborough
Outdoor kitchens in Market Harborough, built on a proper base with the services brought out safely.
A built-in outdoor kitchen with cabinets, worktop and space for appliances starts from about £6,000. A fully equipped kitchen with a grill, pizza oven, sink and fridge is typically £8,000–£20,000. Gas, power and water connections are priced on top. An outdoor kitchen in a rear garden does not normally need planning permission.
- Fully equipped
- £8,000–£20,000
- Planning
- Not normally needed
- Ground
- Lias mudstone and clay; slow to drain
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices, all in. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Council fees checked October 2026.
Outdoor kitchens in Market Harborough: what is involved
We build outdoor kitchens on a proper base: block or stone-faced counters with weatherproof worktops, space for a grill, pizza oven, sink and fridge, and the gas, power and water brought out safely.
Market Harborough has a historic core around the Square and the Old Grammar School, Victorian and Edwardian streets out to Little Bowden and Great Bowden, later estates around the edge, and the large Airfield Farm development near Lubenham.
We cover Market Harborough (LE16) and the villages around it, including Great Bowden, Little Bowden, Lubenham, Foxton, East Farndon, Kibworth, Husbands Bosworth and Medbourne.
Ground and conservation in Market Harborough
Market Harborough is on Jurassic mudstones and clays, which drain slowly, and the town sits where the River Welland meets the River Jordan. Water management decides most designs here, so we test the ground before choosing a soakaway or a permeable build-up. On the clay around Market Harborough we dig the base below the topsoil and build it thicker, so it does not move with the seasons.
The Market Harborough conservation area covers the historic town core and was designated in 1969, with separate conservation areas at Great Bowden and Lubenham. An Article 4 direction served in 2020 on land at Queen's Street, Little Bowden, covers gates, fences and walls.
Sources: Market Harborough flood report, Sept 2024 · Market Harborough conservation area.
Permissions in Market Harborough
- PlanningAn outdoor kitchen in a rear garden does not normally need planning permission. A roof or pergola over it has to meet the outbuilding height and size limits. Gas work must be done by a Gas Safe engineer, and new outdoor circuits are notifiable electrical work. Listed buildings and the Market Harborough conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. Planning Portal: outbuildings
- TreesTrees in a conservation area need six weeks' notice before work, and protected trees need consent; both are free. Harborough: tree work
- Design and priceWe measure up, check the ground and the planning position, and give you one fixed written price.
Rules checked October 2026.
What you get
- Built on a concrete base, not on the patio slabs
- Weatherproof worktops and stone or rendered faces to match the garden
- Grill, pizza oven, sink and fridge planned in from the start
- Gas by a Gas Safe engineer and power by a registered electrician
The specification
- Base dug and concrete slab laid
- Ducts for gas, power and water run in before paving
- Blockwork carcass built and faced
- Worktops, doors and appliances fitted
- Services connected and certified
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing
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