Garden Plots and New Homes in Oadby

Planning authority: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Postcodes: LE2
Noon sun, 21 March: About 37°
Noon sun, 21 December: About 14°
Planning plan: Local Plan
County: Leicestershire

The kinds of plot we look at in Oadby

The classic garden plot is a long back garden with enough width beside the house for a driveway. If you have one in Oadby, that’s a good starting point, but it isn’t the only kind we consider. Corner plots and wide side gardens can work well because they often face a road already. Garage courts and yards behind houses may have access in place. Even land with no obvious way in can sometimes work, if a neighbour’s garden or a shared drive can provide one.

Planning and light in Oadby

Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Oadby, the noon sun on 21 December reaches only about 14° above the horizon, while by 21 March it has climbed to around 37°, when a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.5 m. On a garden plot anywhere in LE2, that difference shapes how far apart the old and new homes need to be, which windows face which way, and whether a single-storey or roof-lit design would sit more comfortably. Planning officers at Oadby and Wigston Borough Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.

Noon sun in Oadby on 21 March sits about 37° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.5 m. In December the sun is only about 14° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

What we can do in Oadby

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

What happens next

The next step is simple. Use the form or call us with your Oadby address and, if you can, a rough idea of the garden’s length, width and how a vehicle might reach it. We’ll do a desktop check, talk it through with you and arrange a site visit if the plot looks viable. There’s no cost and no obligation.

Questions about garden plots in Oadby

What happens if planning is refused for a plot in Oadby?

If you agreed a sale subject to planning, the contract doesn’t complete and you keep your land. We’ll then look at the reasons Oadby and Wigston Borough Council gave and tell you honestly whether a revised application, an appeal or stopping is the sensible choice. Nothing about your own house changes.

Do you look at garage courts and yards in Oadby?

Yes. Garage courts, lock-up blocks, old yards and outbuildings behind houses can sometimes take a new home, especially where a vehicle access already exists. We check who owns the access, what rights others have over it and what the ground was used for, as part of the free appraisal.

Is there a charge for assessing my plot in Oadby?

No. The garden plot appraisal is free and carries no obligation. We do a desktop check of access, size, title and the planning picture, talk it through with you and arrange a site visit if it looks viable. You can stop at any point without owing anything.

How long does a garden plot deal in Oadby usually take?

It depends on the route. A sale of a plot that already has planning moves at the pace of the solicitors and your lender. Routes that need planning usually take many months, because of surveys, design, the council’s decision period and any amendments. Design and build usually takes well over a year in total.

Backland development in Oadby