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

trees are present in the spaces between the motorways lanes. Freeboard Spinney and Fishpool Spinney are also located in the very southeastern part of the wedge although these are relatively isolated from the remainder of the wedge. Fox Covert is a wooded area at the link with Parcel C and is subject to a group Tree Preservation Order.

Question 3C. Does the land contain historic assets that should be retained? Answer 3C: The land includes the Deserted Lubbesthorpe Medieval Village Scheduled Monument.

Question 3D. Do any assets within the land connect to other infrastructure in other areas and help form a continuous green lung from the countryside into urban areas? Answer 3D: Although not built out yet the wedge will link into open space within the new Lubbesthorpe settlement. While the motorways serve as an intervening features, the pockets of established trees and vegetation form a pattern of development that extends south into Enderby and eastwards into Braunstone Town and further into the Leicester City area.

Overall Assessment for Purpose 3 The land only includes the scheduled monument as a formal designation together with candidate and potential Local Wildlife Sites, however

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