Prior to development the site was undeveloped agricultural land. It is bounded by Lantern Lane to the south, Manor Road to the west and agricultural land to the north and east. The proposed redevelopment site is located at the north eastern corner of the village of East Leake, approximately 10km south of Nottingham and 6km north of Loughborough. Ten trial/evaluation trenches measuring 50m x 2m were excavated in a pre-set pattern, which was altered slightly to accommodate construction work already underway. The trench evaluation demonstrated that no archaeological remains are present on this area of the proposed development site, as no finds or features of archaeological significance were discovered.