Oadby and Wigston Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council decided 400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 27% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Oadby and Wigston Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
| Applications decided | 400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 27%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 44 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 47plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Oadby and Wigston Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would meet an identified need for children’s residential care facilities in the Borough. • the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing; and • the effect of the…”
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“With the above in mind, the main issues are the effect of the proposed development on a) the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with specific regard to noise disturbance and air quality; and b) highway safety.”
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“A main issue in both appeals is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area. With regard to Appeal A, there is an additional main issue relating to the effect of the development on the…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the security fence and vehicle parking protected trees whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed…”
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“The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.