Oadby and Wigston planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, updated daily. Oadby and Wigston Borough Council received 76 planning applications in the last 90 days, 3 of them major schemes. 71% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 66 days.
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Recent applications in Oadby and Wigston
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land South Of Gartree Road Oadby Leicestershire
4,000-home mixed-use urban extension, Oadby. Outline permission for major residential scheme with care accommodation, employment land, schools, local centres and infrastructure on 376 hectares at outline stage. Phased delivery across residential, commercial, education and social sectors opens…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land North Glen Gorse Golf Club Glen Road Oadby Leicestershire LE2 4RF
190-unit residential scheme, outline permission with access reserved. Outline approval for mixed-density housing with green/blue infrastructure and ground remodelling on a greenfield site. Groundworks, drainage and hard landscaping activity across a substantial residential footprint.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Gartree High School Ridge Way Oadby Leicestershire LE2 5TQ
Solar panel installation at secondary school. Non-domestic rooftop PV array on institutional building. Electrical M&E and roof-access works for school-site renewable energy.
RenewablesM&E
Rear Of 22 To 22A Long Street Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2AH
Six-unit apartment building on a 0.07 ha Wigston site, demolition and new build. Replaces outbuildings with a new residential block providing one-bedroom apartments, access, parking and landscaping at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, cladding and fit-out suit multi-unit…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Rear Of 22 To 22A Long Street Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2AH
Four-dwelling scheme with two conversions and one new building, Wigston. Converts two outbuildings and erects a third building to deliver four homes at full application stage. Conversion fit-out, new foundations and frame, and utility connections suit volume M&E and drainage packages.
GroundworksStructural frameFit-out
54 Blaby Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 4SD
Mixed-use conversion: two retail units and two flats, Wigston. Repurposes an office building with a replacement shopfront at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, shopfront glazing and residential M&E packages dominate the works.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
23 Manor Road Oadby Leicestershire LE2 2LL
Student accommodation converting to nursery, Oadby, change of use. Full application to convert 23 Manor Road to a day nursery, with access and hardstanding alterations. Fit-out, M&E, drainage and external play hardstanding are the packages open to specialist subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
1 Central Avenue Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2AB
2-unit residential conversion of listed veterinary practice. Ground-floor veterinary surgery to 2 flats with internal boundary fencing, metal gates and rear window/door replacement. Listed building consent required; fit-out, partitioning, glazing and joinery work to follow.
Fit-outJoineryGlazing
1 Central Avenue Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2AB
2-unit residential conversion from veterinary practice. Ground-floor change of use to create two flats with internal boundary fencing and security gate. Fit-out, internal walls and M&E works unlock rental income or owner-occupation.
M&EFit-outJoinery
32-34 Leicester Road Oadby Leicestershire LE2 5BA
Dwellinghouse converting to a dental practice, Oadby. Number 32 becomes a dental surgery linked internally to the adjoining practice at number 34, with ramped access added, at full application stage. Fit-out, accessible design and medical-grade M&E drive the works.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
112 Aylestone Lane Wigston Leicestershire LE18 1BA
Ground-floor change of use to osteopathy and podiatry, Wigston. Converts a funeral services unit to mixed medical practice and Sui generis use, with a residential flat retained above at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E, reception area and specialist medical fit-out drive the work.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Indian Sweet Box 17 Stoughton Road Oadby Leicestershire LE2 4DS
Rear wooden structure and single-storey extension retention with external alterations, Oadby. Regularises existing timber structures and extends the external envelope of a commercial unit at full application stage. External cladding, joinery and structural works enable retention and fire-compliance…
Structural repairCladdingJoinery
61 Rolleston Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2EQ
5-bed residential care home conversion from dwelling, full application with rear alterations. Single dwelling change of use to C2 institutional with external works. Interior fit-out and structural adaptation for care provision.
M&EFit-out
Shades 86 Pullman Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2DB
Commercial unit subdivision and food-production fit-out with ventilation systems. Conversion of existing commercial space to food manufacturing use, including dual chimney-flue installation. Mechanical and electrical engineering, ducting fabrication and fire-safety compliance work.
M&EFit-out
8 Willow Herb Close Oadby Leicestershire LE2 4QG
First-floor extension and front porch in Oadby. Adds a first-floor room over an existing garage and a new porch to a house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and joinery packages suit local trade contractors, with groundworks for the porch footings.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, raw rate
28.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
32.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
3.4 percentage points below expected. Oadby and Wigston Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
104 appeals counted, 104 judged either way (30 allowed, 74 dismissed), 0 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-08 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder (HAS) | 32.1% | 35.6% | 53 | 53 | 17 |
| Planning Appeal | 18.2% | 28.8% | 44 | 44 | 8 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Enforcement Notice | Too few judged | 13.5% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder64% (127 decided)
- other89% (18 decided)
- commercial91% (11 decided)
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