- Planning authority
- Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
- Postcodes
- LE2
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.5 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Leicestershire
What the council will look at in Oadby
Take a walk round the junctions near you, in Oadby and in Wigston, Leicester and Mountsorrel. Side gardens that already have a house on them show the kind of thing the council has accepted before, although each new application stands on its own and is judged under today’s policy. A corner that is still open will draw closer attention.
Those local tests are written into the council’s Local Plan and any design guidance Oadby and Wigston Borough Council has adopted. Reading both before we draw means the scheme already answers the points an officer is likely to raise.
The next steps, locally
Give us your Oadby address and a sense of what you’re hoping for. Our desktop review covers the policies Oadby and Wigston Borough Council works to, recent applications on nearby side and corner plots, and anything in your title that might restrict building. A clear result leads to a visit when it suits you, after which we explain each route and what it would mean in practice.
Free plot appraisal
We look at your plot on maps, the title plan and street views, check planning history nearby and talk it through with you. If a home beside yours looks possible we visit. No cost, no obligation.
Choose your route
Sell the plot outright, sell it subject to planning, or grant an option while you keep your house. Or keep the land and have us design, get planning for and build a new home on it.
Design and planning
We draw a home that sits in the street rather than fighting it, usually take pre-application advice, and submit the application. The council consults neighbours and decides; small schemes often take a few months.
Sale or build
For a sale, your solicitor handles the transfer of part and any release from your lender. For a build, a written quote follows design and survey, then we build, arrange the warranty and hand over.
Worth checking early
- Attaching a home to yours brings party wall, fire and sound separation work, and changes the feel of your own house.
- A new drive close to a junction may not be acceptable to the highway authority, which can force a different layout.
- Losing a side garden or drive changes how your house works day to day, from parking to getting bins round the back.
Your questions, answered for Oadby
Can you build a home beside my house in Oadby for my family?
Yes. A home next door can give a parent or grown-up child their own front door while keeping them close. You keep the land; we draw the house, apply for permission, build it and arrange the structural warranty or other cover lenders accept. The written quote comes after design and survey.
Is my Oadby side garden wide enough for a new house?
It depends on how wide homes are in your street, the gaps between them, whether the new home would be attached or detached and what the council’s design guidance says. There’s no single minimum width. We measure your plot and the street as part of a free appraisal.
Can I build a house on my corner plot in Oadby?
Possibly, if a new home would respect the building lines, keep the corner feeling open enough and allow safe visibility for drivers. It needs planning permission, and Oadby and Wigston Borough Council decides. Our free appraisal tells you whether your corner is worth taking further.
Can I attach a new home to my house in Oadby?
Yes, where it suits the street, for example on the end of a semi-detached pair. It needs planning permission as a separate home, fire and sound separation under Building Regulations, and possibly a party wall agreement. We check whether attached or detached fits your road better.
Other options in Oadby
- Build a new home in your garden
- Sell subject to planning
- Sell part of your garden
- Bungalows on large plots
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Large rear gardens