Green Wedge (d) Between Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Kirby Fields and towards Ratby, Groby and Leicester – Parcel A

Purpose Question Assessment

Question 4B. Does the land contain open space, sport or other recreation resources (formal or informal). Answer 4B: The Old Railway Line Nature Area, Brookside Meadows and the Mill Lane Allotments are designated through the OSA 2019 and are readily accessible by public access routes. These are however all situated to the Southeast of the row of buildings on Mill Lane. A PROW (R51 runs across the expansive fields to the Northwest, providing a recreational walking route, although the majority of this land is not publicly accessible.

to the northeast, southwest and southeast adjacent areas.

Overall Assessment for Purpose 4 The land has good public access routes throughout although open space an opportunities for recreation is primarily restricted to the area Southwest of the existing buildings on the Mill Lane. Purpose Score: Moderate Contribution.

Summary of Assessment Rothley Brook and its associated floodplain is a permanent feature running through the land safeguarding an area of separation between settlements. The land also includes expansive open agricultural fields adding to a sense of space and separation. The Mill Lane industrial development is

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