Brownfield land in Oadby and Wigston: 22 sites on the register
Part of development land in Leicestershire — 375 sites across 8 councils.
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council has published 22 brownfield sites in Oadby and Wigston on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 2.9 hectares.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Oadby and Wigston register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arriva Bus Depot, Station Street, South Wigston | 1.11 | — | permissioned |
| Former Oadby Swimming Pool Site, Leicester Road, Oadby | 0.26 | — | not yet |
| 39 Long Street, Wigston | 0.24 | — | permissioned |
| Nautical William, Aylestone Lane, Wigston | 0.20 | — | not yet |
| Alpha House, Countesthorpe Road, South Wigston | 0.15 | — | not yet |
| Land At Bennett Way, South Wigston | 0.13 | — | not yet |
| Land adjacent to 26-28 Station Road, Wigston | 0.12 | — | permissioned |
| 53-59 Queens Drive, Wigston | 0.09 | — | not yet |
Source: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. No site in Oadby and Wigston states a dwelling capacity on the register, so no capacity figure is shown.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Oadby and Wigston register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. The council has published no dwelling capacity for Oadby and Wigston, so the yield here is yours to establish.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Oadby and Wigston
- Development land in Oadby and Wigston
- How much brownfield land is there in Oadby and Wigston?
- Where can I build houses in Oadby and Wigston?
- Oadby and Wigston land availability assessment
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