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

Purpose Question Assessment

• Overall Assessment for Purpose 2 The boundaries are clearly delineated and defensible. 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. There are Local Wildlife Sites at Thorpe Meadows and the River Soar, to the west of Station Road.

Question 3C. Does the land contain historic assets that should be retained? No. There are no designated heritage assets within this parcel of the Green Wedge.

Question 3B. Does the land contain landscape or Green/Blue Infrastructure assets that should be retained? Answer 3B: Yes. The land is typical of the Sence and Soar Floodplain Landscape Character Area that the land is located in. Thorpe Meadows is a wetland habitat, and the River Soar provides the landscape with wetland meadow and vegetation typical of wetland environments. Woodland vegetation features along the river and the urban edge in places. The use of land for grazing and horse paddocks is also a typical feature of the landscape character area.

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