Green Wedge (c(i)) Between Whetstone, Enderby, Glen Parva, Braunstone, Blaby, Littlethorpe, Narborough and Cosby (Soar Valley South) (North) – Parcel D

Question 1B: Are there features to provide a visual perception of distance between settlements? Question 1C: Does the land include uses or proposed developments that are incompatible with the Green Wedge policy. Answer 1B: Yes. Many areas of the land afford views across undeveloped land giving a sense of space and separation between settlements.

Purpose Question Assessment

separation between Lubbesthorpe and Braunstone Town to the East, as well as the commercial Meridian Business Park. Flood Zone 2 and 3 runs along part of the Southern area of the site and a scheduled monument (Lubbesthorpe deserted Medieval Village) is also located within the wedge at Hopyard Farm. Pylons cross the site in an East-West direction linking to Enderby substation outside the wedge to the southwest. The M69 and M1 motorways run along the Southern and Eastern parts of the wedge.

Question 1C: Does the land include uses or proposed developments that are incompatible with the Green Wedge policy. Answer 1C: Some isolated dwellings and a commercial premises are present on the Western part of the wedge however the land otherwise does not include incompatible uses.

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