Green Wedge (a) Between Blaby and Glen Parva (Sence Valley) – Parcel B

Purpose Question Assessment

• Overall Assessment for Purpose 2 An identifiable defensible boundary is present along the majority of the wedge's boundary although there are limited examples of existing development encroaching beyond this. Purpose Score: Strong Contribution.
• Provide a green lung into urban areas Question 3A. Does the land contain wildlife or biodiversity assets that should be retained? Answer 3A: Yes. The New Bridge Meadow Local Wildlife Site (Notified) is within the land. Also there is a potential Local Wildlife Site, for Grassland area between the Grand Union Canal and the Disused Railway Line. The Grand Union Canal Local Wildlife corridor forms part of the northern boundary of this land.
• Question 3B. Does the land contain landscape or Green/Blue Answer 3B:

development or is there an alternative? includes some residential properties, however further development around here is mostly severely constrained by the River Sence as well as its associated floodplain. The lower topography of the parcel is considered to further distinguish it from the land to the North and add to its defensible nature. The railway forms a hard linear defensible boundary on the southern edge of this land and is on further defined by its embankment and elevated position. To the West the embankment of a disused railway line provides a barrier to the industrial site beyond, and the River Sence providing a further physical feature in parts. The wedge here otherwise connects into the Soar valley Green Wedge in this direction.

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