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Appendix 2 - Site Assessments Basis of Date of Survey SHLAA alternative Landscape Overview of ecological value/ Enhancement SHLAA Site Location (where Site Description Ecological Connectivity Rating Site Ref evidence (where Comments risks from development Opportunities applicable) applicable) PSE107 Beacon View Farm Quorn 09/08/2018 PSI in floodplain loss of grassland B employment site PSE210 Part of North of Leicester SUE x within PSH210 dwelling with glasshouses, hard standing. Overgrown garden to rear with self set Links to linear woodland along PSE233 Nursery Granite Way 01/09/2018 C birch willow and understorey of brambles Granite Way and nettles (etc) Dominated by arable land but with some Adjacent to M1 habitat corridor and lower with some important features on PSE24 East of Fairway Road Shepshed Aug-18 X X grassland a hedgerow network and broad B woodland site and immediately adjacent laeaved plantation bare ground forming part of existing Queniborough brook runs adjacent- PSE343 The Burrows Queniborough x aerial images industrial estate. Areas of rank grassland B requirement to buffer and scrub to south retention and buffering of ditch, Dominated by arable land and bisected PSE345 Derby Road Dishley Aug-18 X X X mititgation should ebe acheivable on B by a wet ditch site Industrial site with area of mown Including adequate buffers to adjacent Adjacent to 2 LWSs- Dishley PSE356 Derby Road Dishley Aug-18 x x grassland and tall ruderal/ rank grassland LWSs should be adequate to mitigate B Grange and Black Brook on west side any on site losses Tall ruderal habitat within larger grassland/arable land parcel. Japanese Moderate value habitat . Mitigation PSE390 Anstey Lane, Glenfield Jul-18 x X Via roadside woodland B knotweed recorded on site growing from should be possible on site tipped builder's waste Industrial site with area of mown Including adequate buffers to adjacent Adjacent to 2 LWSs (inc 1 LNR)- PSE408 Dishley Grange Aug-18 x x grassland and tall ruderal/ rank grassland LWSs should be adequate to mitigate B Dishley Grange and Black Brook on west side any on site losses Arable land with central block of Land adjacent Wymeswold site has substantive value particularly PSE446 Dec-18 hardstanding succeding to scrub with B industrial estate in context of arable surtrounds poplar tree lines Field Rear of 740-746 Melton scrub and grassland. Wet ditch adjacent to watermead and soar loss of habiatat/ flood storage/ impact PSE448 x P/18/0263/2 C Road Thurmaston (floodstorage) along NW boundary strategic corridor on strategic corridor Fairhaven Farm, Fairhaven Road, PSH1 x Under construction Anstey 95 Nottingham Road, Barrow upon PSH10 x Under construction Soar single arable field . Site boundary is odd- it would leave a small corner of arable PSH100 Land off Gaddesby Lane, Rearsby Jul-18 x loss of arable land B land isolated (option for "off site" compensation Watermead/ Soar LWSs to PRoW crossing Low lying site (with flood storage southGlebve way lakes LWS to PSH102 Land at Glebe Way Syston 21/09/2018 x loss of habitat / loss of connectivity D site potential?) Rank grassland with wet ditch north- site occupies stepping stone locvation PSH103 Melton Road, Barrow Upon Soar x Under Construction Retain and enhance acid PRoW with Predominantly arable with some Generally lower value habitats but risks grassland, Nanpantan Grange, Land south views of improved and semi improved grassland. associated with size of the site and PSH106 31-Jul x increase B/E west of loughborough. Outwoods An area of rock exposure and acid proximity to Outwoods. Loss of acid woodland cover crosses site grassland along Western boundary grassland and rock exposure along western extent 1 Basis of Date of Survey SHLAA alternative Landscape Overview of ecological value/ Enhancement SHLAA Site Location (where Site Description Ecological Connectivity Rating Site Ref evidence (where Comments risks from development Opportunities applicable) applicable) PSH107 Land at Farley Way Quorn Jul-18 x PSI loss of grassland B Site forms Western boundary with GCR attractive view PSI and I with BLW block, dense scub (wildlife corridor) Development Quorn Lodge, Loughborough loss of woodland/ mature trees and PSH108 Aug-18 x from GCR and scattered mature (possibly veteran would narrow corridor between D Road, Quorn grassland, impact on habitat corridor entering trees) Lbro & Quorn (isolating river Soar Loughborough Corridor) North of Birstall Direction of PSH110 x application subject to ES B Growth Factory at the corner of Park & industrial buildings with low/moderate bat PSH111 Jul-18 x possibly minor bat issues A Seagrave Road, Sileby potential dwelling with moderate potential and loss of urban habitat, harm to brook PSH117 Land at Brookside, Syston 11/09/2018 x brownfield site dominated by ruderal adjacent to brook corridor B corridor, potential harm to bat roost vegetation Land at Frederick Street, buildings and gardens with some bat PSH119 x aerial images urban GI loss of urban GI C Loughborough potential onsite brook is a tributary of Rothley Brok LWS which forms the Buffering of rail and brook corridors Land east of Leicester Road, PSH120 Jul-18 x arable land with wooded brook corridor. northern boundaryr. Site surrounds required, loss of arable land, isolation B Thurcaston grassland (moderately diverse of grassland SNG horse paddock) Adjacent to cotes SSSI- which has Loss of large area of arable habitat predominantly arable site bisected by PSH123 Land at Cotes Jun-18 x public access but is degraded by (and associated habitats) increased B King's brook with some PSI and BLP overgrazing disturbance to SSSI ambulance station with buildings (low bat loss of habitat/ urban grteenspace and PSH124 Land at Melton Road, Syston Sep-18 pre app advice+ potential ) Hardstanding, TPOd trees and adjacent to railway corridor C TPOd trees, impact on connectivity rank grassland PSH127 Mountsorrel Day Centre x Under construction mixture of arable, PSI and I with small Opposite TPO site (mature and PSH128 Land at Woodcock Farm, Rothley Aug-18 Loss of grassland and arable land B nursery business veteran oaks) Land near Fishpond Plantation, impacts on LWS loss of arable habitat, PSH13 Jun-18 arable field with BLW in northern corrner adjacent to LWS B Burton on the Wolds impact on woodland development would result in loss of habitat, harm to bats, Land to the north of Hoby Road, domestic property with good bat potential PSH130 Jul-18 fragmentation of surrounding green fragmetation of surrounding green C Thrussington and domestic garden space space loss of arable habitat, impact on adjacent to Burleigh Wood, LWS Land to r/o Snells Nook Lane, burleigh wood. Consider alos PSH133 x aerial images arable fields and ancient woodlandiloss of C Loughborough cumulative impact on ancient/protected arable habitat woodland in association with LUSEP West of Loughborough PSH134 x application Assessed with resolution to approve B Sustainable Urban Extension Land east of Mountsorrel Lane, PSH135 x under construction Rothley Potentially a high value site- although Significant area of mixed habitats individually habitat would be unlikely to Land fronting Ashby Road & within national Active landfill/minerals site plus arable with connections to Morley Quarry PSH138 Aug-18 meet LWS criteria the potential to D Ingleberry Road, Shepshed forest field compartment LWS. Site has significant potential develop whilst avoiding biodiversity to support reptiles loss is limited Retention of existing grassland would Existing built development. Grassland Former Redland Roofing Systems within national Newstead Quarry, adjacent, is a be the easiest way to avoid net loss. PSH141 Aug-18 and screening vegetation are main B Site - Ingelberry Road/Ashby Road forest geological SSSI. Additional buffering off quarry site features of interest should be considered. Land at Oakley Road & PSH142 x Under construction Hallamford Road 2 Basis of Date of Survey SHLAA alternative Landscape Overview of ecological value/ Enhancement SHLAA Site Location (where Site Description Ecological Connectivity Rating Site Ref evidence (where Comments risks from development Opportunities applicable) applicable) with the exception of Ridge and furrow grassland it should be posibke to retain mixture of arable and improved and enhance the most valuable Land at Gynsill Lane & Anstey grassland- cattle grazed but with ridge PSH144 Jul-18 x features by design. Some potential to B Lane, Glenfield and furrow features dense scrub and enhance retained grassland. Note several large mature/veteran trees ofsite wet woodland to south east- potential LWS? species poor semi improved grassland positive (overgrazed with some bare earth) Site has measurable value but is in managenent of Land at The Ridings/West Cross PSH145 03-Aug x separated by fencing and bounded by poor condition. There are opportunities reatined B Lane, Rothley Ridgeway hedgerows. A small compartment of rank to enhance retained habitat grassland/ new grass habitat creation Hay cut at time of survey- permanent pasture of unknown quality plus LWS - village pond along Hoby loss of grassland potential impacts on PSH147 44 Hoby Road, Thrussington Jul-18 x C/D domestic/farm buildings with Road adjacent (GCN potential) EPS low/moderate bat potential Loss of priority habitat unless tightly grazed by horses and rabbits with Site isolated by surrounding within national development is constained to allow PSH149 20 Moscow Lane, Shepshed Aug-18 x slight ridge and furrow features. Acid development but contains priority C forest retention and enhancement of a grassland indicators habitat (albeit in poor condition) significant portion of the site PSH150 245 Ratcliffe Road, Sileby Jul-18 x domestic garden with mature trees loss of tree cover and green space C predominantly SNG with good %herb loss of permanent pasture with limited PSH151 Big Lane, Seagrave Jun-18 x R&F cover and moderate diversity plus an opportunity to achieve acceptable D area of PSI mitigation on site PSH152 Shephed Road, Allotment 19/09/2018 x allotments loss of habitat C dense scrub with area of amenity quality urban fringe habitat and Losses inevitable although some PSH154 249 Bradgate Road, Anstey Aug-18 x grassland.
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