Consultations and Surveys

Throughout the year we consult with residents, business owners, visitors and stakeholders on a range of topics. These consultations can be found below, followed by results and findings from selected consultations.

Current consultations

New draft Local Plan

The borough council is undertaking a public consultation on the emerging New Local Plan. It seeks to cover the period up to the year 2041 and will plan for new development within the borough between now and then.

The draft Plan sets out a Vision, Spatial Objectives and Policies to guide future development in the borough.

The consultation is open until 12pm on Wednesday 15 May.

You can learn more and have your say here

Recently closed consultations

Tenants' Perception Survey

This survey is to assess how well we are performing at providing good quality homes and housing services to our tenants and help to improve our services.

By taking part in this survey you will help to shape how we improve our services.

The survey opened on 9 May 2023 and will ran until March 2024.

Consultation on our Draft Damp, Mould and Condensation Policy

We recently consulted on our Draft Damp, Mould and Condensation Policy.

Draft Damp, Mould and Condensation Policy (PDF Document, 267.84 Kb)

The purpose of this policy is to set out our approach to dealing with reports of damp, mould and condensation within a council property or building.

The consultation closed on Wednesday 13 March.

Consultation on our Draft Climate Change Strategy

We are committed to playing our part in responding to the growing evidence that urgent action is required to respond to climate change. This Strategy provides a longer term road map for tackling climate change both internally and in the wider borough. Linking to existing policy and plans it will set out the council’s vision, achievable goals and key action areas, and given finite resources help prioritise climate action in future delivery plans. It will provide a framework to enable the council to lead by example through its own decarbonisation actions, influence local reductions in emissions and shape the wider climate agenda through its policy, engagement and partnership work.

Draft Climate Change Strategy for Consultation (Word Document, 324.55 Kb)

The consultation closed on Monday 4 March.

Statement of Community Involvement

We consulted on our Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which sets out how the local community, businesses and interest groups will be involved in the preparation of planning related documents and planning applications that may affect them.

All documents prepared and planning applications determined by the council have to comply with the consultation arrangements set out in this document.

This consultation closed on Wednesday 7 February.

Budget 2024/25

Every year the Council must set a balanced budget. We do this by assessing what changes we need to make to last year’s budget, based on our plans for the future and expected changes to our income or expenditure, and presenting a new budget for local Councillors to approve in 2024.

Before this, we are inviting residents, tenants, businesses and organisations to comment on our draft budgets. The results will be fed back to the elected Councillors who are responsible for setting the budget, for them to consider before the budget is approved.

This consultation opened on Tuesday 19 December and closed on Tuesday 16 January.

A summary of the results from this consultation is available - Budget consultation results (PDF Document, 2.11 Mb)

Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations Review (2023)

The council is undertaking a full, statutory review of its polling districts, polling places and polling stations for use at elections held with the Borough.

A public consultation took place on the (Acting) Returning Officer’s draft comments and proposals, which have been published on this website.

In summary, the (Acting) Returning Officer is proposing changes to the existing polling arrangements in the following polling districts and wards only:

• Polling Districts E (Oadby Uplands)
• Polling District F (Oadby Woodlands)
• Polling District G (Oadby Brocks Hill)
• Polling District N1 (Wigston All Saints)
• Polling District N2 (Wigston All Saints)

Hackney Vehicle Consultation 2023

Members of the Hackney Carriage trade requested that Oadby & Wigston Borough Council consider a review of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy in relation to the age limit of vehicles within the present policy.

Hackney Carriage Table of Fares consultation

Oadby & Wigston Borough Council is consulted on proposed increases to the borough’s Hackney Carriage table of fares, as agreed at its Licensing and Regulatory Committee.

Economic Regeneration Strategy

We are in the process of preparing our new Economic Regeneration Strategy for 2023 - 2028.

The document sets out our vision, priority themes, and actions over the next five years and aims to boost economic growth within the borough.

We gathered responses from local businesses to understand what barriers to economic growth you may be facing and to help us shape our future actions and objectives in the most effective way.