The Development Control Committee of Oadby and Wigston Council met on 28 August 2025. The committee was scheduled to discuss a planning application for extensions to a property on Lynmouth Drive, and to receive a briefing on the Section 106 agreement¹ for the Oadby Grange development.

Member Briefing on Oadby Grange S106

The committee was scheduled to receive a briefing on the Section 106 agreement for the Oadby Grange planning application. The application, reference 22/00448/OUT, was approved by the Development Control Committee on 28 November 2024, subject to the signing of the Section 106 agreement.

No. 26 Lynmouth Drive, Wigston

The committee was scheduled to discuss planning application 25/00091/FUL for 26 Lynmouth Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1BP. The application requests permission for two-storey side and single-storey front and rear extensions, plus a new brick wall. The Senior Development Control Officer, Max Heagin, wrote in his report that the application was brought before the committee following a member call in.

Max Heagin recommended that the application be permitted, subject to standard conditions.

Description of the Site

The report pack described the site as:

a previously unaltered two storey semi-detached dwelling located to the south side of Lynmouth Drive. The dwelling forms part of a matching pair of semi-detached dwellings consistent with the original house type on the street scene though other comparable pairs have been previously extended. The site also includes a detached garage set to the rear of the main dwelling though the access down the side of the main dwelling is not wide enough to accommodate modern vehicles, so vehicular parking is accommodated on the hard stood site frontage.

The report pack noted that many properties in the area have already been extended.

Description of the Proposal

The application seeks permission for:

• A two-storey side extension with a pitched roof.
• A single-storey front extension.
• A single-storey rear extension, incorporating the existing detached garage to the rear, which is to be converted to a habitable room.
• A 1.8 metre high brick wall along the east side boundary.

Key Consultations and Responses

Leicestershire County Council Highways stated that the applicant may need to extend the dropped kerb provision to facilitate the parking proposal to the front of the site.

Neighbour and Resident Responses

The council received two letters of objection, raising concerns about:

• The proximity of the proposal to a neighbour's gas boiler.
• Overshadowing of a neighbouring property.
• The removal of planning notices.
• The potential for the hip roof extension to affect the Party Wall Act 1996².
• A downstairs bathroom window potentially causing damp to the neighbouring property.
• The proposal not being in keeping with the character of the area.

Planning Policy

The report pack noted that the following planning policies were relevant to the proposal:

• National Planning Policy Framework³
• Oadby & Wigston Local Plan⁴
  • Policy 1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
  • Policy 6 High Quality Design and Materials
  • Policy 34 Car Parking
  • Policy 44 Landscape and Character
• Residential Development Supplementary Planning Document (2019)
• Landscape Character Assessment (2018)
• Leicestershire Highways Design Guide

Planning Considerations

The report pack stated that the key planning considerations were:

• The impact of the proposal on the street scene and local surroundings.
• The impact of the proposal on neighbouring properties.
• The impact of the proposal on the local highway.

The report stated that the design and scale of the proposal were considered suitable and in keeping with the pattern of development observed on the street scene. It also stated that the proposal would not unduly harm the amenity of neighbouring residents to the extent that refusal of the application could be justified.

The report noted that the proposal would result in a shortfall of one off-street parking space against the requirements of the Leicestershire Highways Design Guidance, but that Leicestershire County Council Highways had not objected to the proposal.

Proposed Conditions

The report pack recommended that if planning permission was granted, it should be subject to the following conditions:

• The development must be begun within three years of the date of permission.
• The development must be carried out in accordance with the approved plans.
• All external materials used in the development must match those of the existing building.
• The first-floor front elevation window serving the bathroom must be fitted with obscure glass and be top opening only.
• The ground floor side elevation window serving the bathroom and first floor side elevation window serving the hallway must be fitted with obscure glass and be top opening only.