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
Budget Consultation - 2025/26
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 future plans and expected changes to our income or expenditure, and presenting a new budget for local Councillors to approve in 2025.
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 will close on Wednesday 15 January 2025.
Dog Control Public Space Protection Order
Oadby & Wigston Borough Council has a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in place which allows us to act if dog owners commit certain offences relating to their dog.
We must review the PSPO every three years and this is now due - we want to hear your opinions on whether the PSPO should be renewed, amended or revoked.
You can view the current PSPO document here.
The consultation will run for 10 weeks, until Monday 24 February 2025.
You can take part in the consultation here
Selective Licensing scheme in Wigston and South Wigston
Following approval by the council’s Licensing and Regulatory Committee on 20 June 2024, a consultation will be undertaken to explore the viability of a further Selective Licensing scheme within the borough.
The consultation opened on Monday 25 November and will run for 10 weeks, closing on Monday 3 February 2025.
You can view the report prepared outlining the areas the potential licensing area and justifications for selecting that area below.
Consultation Report Proposal for Selective Licensing Scheme South Wigston and Wigston (2025 – 2030) (PDF Document, 2 Mb)
Comments can be made using the button below or by calling Customer Services on 0116 288 8961.
You can take part in the consultation here
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Selective Licensing team using the enquiry link or by calling 0116 257 2637.
Homelessness and Rough Sleeping
Consultation is currently open on our draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030. This strategy is the Council’s response to the increasing pressures of homelessness and focusses on prevention, as well as increasing access to accommodation and supporting residents to prevent homelessness. You can view the draft strategy below.
Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030 - Consultation Draft (PDF Document, 485.54 Kb)
This consultation opened on Monday 25 November 2024 and will run for 28 days, until Monday 23 December 2024.
Please send any comments on this strategy to housingoptions@oadby-wigston.gov.uk.
Tenants' Perception Survey 2024/25
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 will run until March 2025.
Recently closed consultations
Air Quality
This consultation sought views on the importance of air quality, the effects of poor air quality and help to identify key priorities which will have the most impact in Oadby & Wigston.
It opened on 1 November 2024 and will ran through until 1 December 2024.
The questionnaire was developed to better understand stakeholder views on the following key areas:
- Awareness and understanding of air quality and the importance of good air quality
- Which proposed activities are most and least important in improving air quality.
The findings will inform a new Air Quality strategy which will be presented for consideration and approval at the Council’s Licensing and Regulatory Committee in March 2025.
Temporary Accommodation Policy
This policy sets out our approach to the placement of households in temporary accommodation both in and outside of the borough. You can view the draft policy below.
Temporary Accommodation Policy - Consultation Draft (PDF Document, 334.27 Kb)
This consultation closed ad 12pm on Monday 2 September.
Local Validations Checklist
We have produced a new Local Validations Checklist in relation to planning applications.
Draft Local Validation Checklist 2024 (PDF Document, 228.75 Kb)
Comments closed on Friday 5 July 2024.
Rent setting policy
We asked tenants for their feedback on our draft Rent Setting Policy.
Draft Rent Setting Policy (PDF Document, 222.29 Kb)
The consultation closed at 12pm on Wednesday 29 May.
New draft Local Plan
We undertook 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 closed at 12pm on Wednesday 15 May.
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 asked for your views on the draft Climate Change Strategy, which was drafted after consideration of other council strategies and plans, government legislation, and organisations working to tackle climate change. There has also been input from council officers and members.
We asked the local community if they agreed with the proposed Strategy Vision, Goals, Key Principles, Key Areas for Action, and whether they had any additional views to share. We did this to help us shape the Climate Change Strategy and ensure it was fit for purpose in our local area.
All comments from respondents have been read and where appropriate have been considered for changes to the Strategy. The consultation analysis and recommendations to amend the document were reported to and considered by Environment Working Group Members in April 2024 before finalisation of the Strategy.
You can read the final strategy on our climate change webpage.
Budget consultation results (PDF Document, 2.11 Mb)
Last updated: Wednesday, 18 December 2024 5:04 pm