How to Object to the Urban & Civic Planning Application

4000 houses Land South of Gartree Road Wigston Residents

Step 1: Copy the objection letter

The objection letter is provided at the bottom of the page.

Copy the entire letter, from beginning to end. You can use exactly the same objection for both councils.

Add your full name, address and postcode.

Step 2: Submit to Harborough District Council

Application reference: 26/01350/OUT
Choose ONE of these methods:

OPTION A: By email

Send to: planning@harborough.gov.uk
Subject line: Objection to Planning Application 26/01350/OUT

Paste the complete objection into your email, including your name, address and postcode. OR

OPTION B: Through the planning portal

Visit Harborough District Council's planning portal. You will need to register and then log in. HDC application 26/01350/OUT — Land South of Gartree Road

Open the application, select the option to comment, select object, and paste your complete objection.

Submit your comments.

Step 3: Submit to Oadby & Wigston Borough Council

Application reference: 26/00345/OUT
You must now submit the SAME objection to the second council.
Again, choose ONE method:
OPTION A: By email

Send to: planning@oadby-wigston.gov.uk
Subject line: Objection to Planning Application 26/00345/OUT

Paste the same complete objection into your email, including your name, address and postcode.
OR
OPTION B: Through the planning portal

Visit Oadby & Wigston Borough Council's planning portal. You will need to register and log in. OWBC application 26/00345/OUT — Land South of Gartree Road

Search for application 26/00345/OUT.

Open the application, select the option to comment, select object and paste your complete objection.

Submit your comments.

Step 4: Check that you have submitted TWO objections

You should have submitted:

One objection to Harborough District Council, reference 26/01350/OUT.

One objection to Oadby & Wigston Borough Council, reference 26/00345/OUT.

The objection letter is the same, but the application reference numbers are different.
You only need to use one submission method for each council, either email or the planning portal.

Wigston Residents' Objection Letter

Copy the complete objection letter below and submit it to BOTH councils using the correct references

I object to the Land South of Gartree Road outline application before your council and request refusal. This representation addresses your part of the proposed development of up to 4, 000 homes, including its shared infrastructure and cumulative effects across the council boundary. [6, paragraph 9.17]

Transport and delivery

The applicant's unmitigated 2045 Local Plan reference scenario cannot accommodate all traffic demand. Its assessment reports that the proposed investment package restores network functioning. That makes timely delivery essential. Yet the through road between the A6 and Gartree Road is expected at 1, 595 homes and may be deferred; beyond that stage, precise further mitigation and triggers remain unconfirmed. I consider reliance on later monitoring inadequate protection against harmful local conditions during occupation and construction. [1, paragraphs 11.119–11.121 and 13.6–13.9]

Drainage

The drainage strategy reports Oadby treatment capacity for the first 188 homes and separate Wanlip catchment capacity for 1, 077 homes. Wider capacity modelling and the full foul drainage strategy remain to be completed in that document. My objection concerns the unresolved delivery of a complete, resilient system as occupation increases. [2, sections 4.2, 5.3, 5.5 and 6.2]

Health and education

The applicant estimates demand equivalent to 5.0–5.2 full-time GPs. It identifies some existing GP capacity, but future health provision remains subject to discussions. It cannot specify the secondary school's status in 2035, proposing agreed delivery triggers instead. I give limited weight to benefits whose operational timing remains uncertain. [3, paragraphs 7.7.24–7.7.29 and 7.8.8–7.8.15]

Funding the promised infrastructure

HDC's October 2026 plan-level viability addendum describes the whole site as marginally viable at 35% affordable housing. This raises a material concern about funding infrastructure alongside affordable homes. I consider that delivery risk reduces the weight of the promised benefits. [5, paragraphs 4.28–4.32]

Landscape and settlement character

The applicant acknowledges significant adverse visual effects at two assessed viewpoints even at Year 15. Its proposed planting and retained green corridors do not remove all lasting harm. I give weight to that residual harm and the cumulative erosion of the area's rural setting. [4, paragraph 14.10.4]

My local area

For Wigston, the relevant issue is the wider network used for journeys towards Oadby, Leicester and neighbouring services. The assessment includes the Pork Pie roundabout among its junction tests outside the immediate site. I consider the cumulative reliability and safety of these connecting journeys relevant to the decision, alongside effects close to LSGR itself. [1, section 12 and Table 12.4] Access to the countryside and the character of Wigston’s outer edge are also relevant to how growth affects existing residents.

I recognise the benefits of new homes and facilities. In my judgment, the combined harms and delivery risks outweigh the benefits demonstrated. Please refuse this application, assessing cumulative transport effects at relevant times and during construction, taking account of proposed mitigation under national policy TR6. [7]

Sources

[1] HDC: TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT (TA) (30 Sep 2026; ID 1523378); OWBC: LSGR_TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_SEPTEMBER 2026_V1 (08 Oct 2026; ID 2978140).

[2] HDC: SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE AND FOUL WATER STRATEGY PART 1 (30 Sep 2026; ID 1523290); OWBC: LSGR_DRAINAGE STRATEGY_SEPTEMBER 2026_V1_PART1 (02 Oct 2026; ID 2976714).

[3] HDC: ES VOL I CHAPTER 7 - SOCIO-ECONOMICS (14 Sep 2026; ID 1518167); OWBC: LSGR_ES VOL I CHAPTER 7 - SOCIO-ECONOMICS_SEPTEMBER 2026 (21 Sep 2026; ID 2973767).

[4] HDC: ES VOL I CHAPTER 14 - LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL (14 Sep 2026; ID 1518180); OWBC: LSGR_ES VOL I CHAPTER 14 - LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL_SEPTEMBER 2026_V1 (21 Sep 2026; ID 2973802).

[5] HDC Matter 6 WS1, October 2026 viability addendum, paragraphs 4.28–4.32, PDF page 61. https://www.harborough.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/10113/matter_6_ws1_-_harborough_dc.pdf

[6] HDC: PLANNING STATEMENT (30 Sep 2026; ID 1523332); OWBC: LSGR_TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_SEPTEMBER 2026_V1 (08 Oct 2026; ID 2978143; contains Planning Statement).

[7] National Planning Policy Framework, Chapter 15, policy TR6. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-planning-policy-framework-chapter-15-promoting-sustainable-transport-tr1-8

Applicant documents: use the relevant application Documents tab; exact titles, publication dates and IDs above. Passage references are in the objection.

[9] Urban&Civic, Newton Harcourt, Site details and Ownership, accessed 12 November 2026: https://www.urbanandcivic.com/portfolio/strategic-sites/newton-harcourt/ [10] OWBC LP6.01, Regulation 22 Submission Draft Local Plan, June 2026, AP2, paragraphs 12.4.1 and 12.4.6, printed pages 156–157/PDF pages 157–158.

Yours sincerely,

[YOUR Name]

[YOUR email address]

[YOUR full postal address]