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Tandridge DC Site-Based Ecology Assessmentsꢀꢀ

  • DOM 011
  • Forge Farm Nurseries

TQ354417

  • Site Ref
  • Site Name

  • Grid Ref
  • Area (ha)
  • 1.06

Domewood

  • Possible Uses
  • Mixed; Gypsy &
  • Settlement

(from HELAA/ENA) Traveller

Section 1: Desk Study

Statutory Designations (1km radius)
There are no SSSI, NNR or LNR within the site area or the 1km search area. There is however Hedgecourt SSSI located south approx. 1.3km outside the search area and general connectivity would be considered good.

There are two areas of TPOs south east, south and south west of the site.

Non-Statutory Designations
There are no SNCIs within the site area or the search area.
(1km) pSNCIs Domewood Meadows and Bakers Wood are situated 150m

south of the site with good connectivity. The Plantation is situated 1km north of the site.

  • Priority
  • Habitats There is a small amount of ancient woodland within the 250m search

(on site and 250m area south of the site, this connects to a much larger area of ancient

  • radius)
  • woodland outside the search area. The site consists of hedgerows and

arable fields. To the south of the site approx. 150m is a series of water bodies.

Protected Priority Species on mammals Site (1km)
&/or Small

  • Watervole
  • 1km south

The connectivity would be considered good as there are a number of waterways connecting to the site.

European otter
1.2 km south The connectivity would be

  • east
  • considered good as there

are a number of waterways connecting to the site. Otters are known to have very large territories which cover multiple kilometres.

  • Biodiversity
  • The BOA Eden (plus tributaries) is located south of the site.

Opportunity Areas

  • &
  • Existing
  • GI

Policy Recommendations (1km)

Section 2: Field Survey

Surveyor Date
AN
Access Constraints
None

  • 07/07/2016 Weather
  • Sunny and dry

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  • DOM 011
  • Forge Farm Nurseries

TQ354417

  • Site Ref
  • Site Name

  • Grid Ref
  • Area (ha)
  • 1.06

Domewood

  • Possible Uses
  • Mixed; Gypsy &
  • Settlement

(from HELAA/ENA) Traveller

Site Area of gravel and hardstanding the north east of the site, with an area of Description rank grass, tall ruderal vegetation and scattered bramble scrub to the south west.

On-Site Habitat Appraisal

Area A
Description of habitats, noting UK priority habitats Gravel-covered and paved area. The area has been sub-divided with wooden fence lines to create a number of small plots, most of which contain a caravan. A permanent single-storey building has been constructed to the east of the site. The eastern site boundary comprises a wooden fence, with a hawthorn and hazel hedge containing a number of mature oak trees. The southern boundary of Area A comprises a hawthorn and hazel hedge and a dry ditch. The northern boundary of Area A comprises a laurel hedge.

  • B
  • Area of rank grass and tall ruderal species. Yorkshire fog, red fescue and

white clover dominate the sward, with frequent broad-leaved dock, creeping thistle, common nettle and occasional sow thistle, teasel and ragwort. Scattered bramble scrub was present throughout Area B, with occasional selfset willow saplings. Areas of rubbish/tipped material and small mounds of rubble were present. The western site boundary comprises a Leyland cypress hedge, with the southern site boundary comprising a hawthorn and hazel hedge and a dry ditch.

Off-Site Appraisal of Ecological Networks

The site is connected to a network of hedgerows containing mature trees that provide habitat links across the wider landscape, including to areas of Ancient Woodland to the south of the site.

Protected, Priority & Invasive Species

Mature trees along the eastern site boundary were assessed as having low to high bat roosting potential.

Area of rank grass and tall ruderal species, with tipped rubbish and mounds of rubble, provides potential reptile habitat.

Nesting birds may be present in buildings hedgerows and trees.

Section 3: Appraisal of Development Potential

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  • DOM 011
  • Forge Farm Nurseries

TQ354417

  • Site Ref
  • Site Name

  • Grid Ref
  • Area (ha)
  • 1.06

Domewood

  • Possible Uses
  • Mixed; Gypsy &
  • Settlement

(from HELAA/ENA) Traveller

  • Area ‘Suitable ’ꢀ ‘Suitable ’ꢀ
  • ‘Unsuitable ’ꢀ Comments

on

‘develop- ability’ꢀ

(minimal constraint) development protection may be are key) appropriate)

  • (sensitive
  • (retention & (ecological features of value, indicative

requirements for sensitive design)

AB

  • Y
  • Gravel and paved area of negligible

ecological value.

Y
Area of rank grass and tall ruderal species of low intrinsic ecological value. However, this part of the site may provide habitat for protected or notable species, including common reptile species.

Area Analysis

The site is suitable for expansion as a Gypsy and Traveller site. The total site area is 1.06ha but it would be necessary to retain the mature trees along the eastern site boundary and the hedgerow along the southern site boundary. Buffer zones and pockets of ecologicallyoriented open space could be incorporated into the site design.

Comments on Yield

The site could be developed for gypsy and traveller accommodation across about 1ha at an appropriate pitch density to be agreed in line with national and local guidance.

Section 4: Biodiversity & Green Infrastructure Opportunities

Retain & Protect (incl. buffer zones) The mature trees and hawthorn and hazel hedgerows along the southern and eastern site boundaries should be retained and buffered in the event of any nearby development.

Provide an unlit buffer zone along the sites southern and eastern boundary features to provide a dark corridor for commuting and foraging bats.

Restore, Enhance, Create On-Site Existing laurel and Leyland cypress hedges along the northern and western site boundaries could be replaced by native species-rich hedgerows.

Incorporate integral or built-in roosting bricks into any permanent new build structures to provide long-lasting opportunities for roosting bats.

Restore, Enhance, Create Off-Site N/A

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  • DOM 011
  • Forge Farm Nurseries

TQ354417

  • Site Ref
  • Site Name

  • Grid Ref
  • Area (ha)
  • 1.06

Domewood

  • Possible Uses
  • Mixed; Gypsy &
  • Settlement

(from HELAA/ENA) Traveller

Section 5: Provisional Scope of Survey and Assessment(s) Required to Inform Planning and Design

  • Survey(s)
  • Phase 1 Habitat Survey

Bats (roosts) Reptile survey Tree Survey to BS5837:2012
Assessment(s) Ecological Assessment
Arboricultural Implications

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KEY

River
Mole (plus tributaries)

HELAA Site

River
Mole (plus tributaries)

Economic Needs Assessment Site HELAA Site - 1km Buffer

Bridgeham
Wood

Economic Needs Assessment Site - 1km Buffer

The
Plantation

Statutory Designation

Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Tree Preservation Order (TPO)

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Non-Statutory Designations

Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI)

Bridges

  • Fields
  • Bellhatch

Wood
Collins

Wood

Biodiversity Opportunity Area (BOA)

DOM 011

Potential Non-Statutory Designations

Redeꢀ Hallꢀ Pond

Copper Coin Paddocks Copper

Bridges Wood

Potential Site of Nature Conservation Importance (pSNCI)

River

Wire Mill Lake & Wood

Furzes Field

Mole (plus tributaries)

Domewood Meadows

Gatwick Woods
River Mole
(plus
River Mole

tributaries)

Coin Pond

River
Mole (plus tributaries)

Bakers Woodꢀꢀ

(plus tributaries)

Hedgecourt

ENA 16ꢀꢀ

DOM 018

Cophall Fieldꢀꢀ

Hedgecourt

This map has been produced from the following sources:

Kiln Heath

- Tandridge District Council - Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.ꢀ

Eden (plus tributaries)

Hedgecourtꢀꢀ

© Crown Copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved.ꢀꢀ

Domewood
Murginsꢀ

Site Map

Wood

DOM 012

West Park Wood

Copthorne DOM 016 Meadows
Copthorne

ENA 27

Meadows

DOM 014ꢀꢀ

Effinghamꢀ Lane Fieldꢀ

DOM 017

Copthorne Meadowsꢀꢀ

DOM 013

Stonelands Wood

Copthorneꢀ Meadowsꢀꢀ

1:600,000

  • A
  • HELAA Sites Removed (CAT053, CAT062, LIN023, LIN030 and OXT051)
  • MK
  • FH
  • 15/09/2016

  • Date
  • Rev Description
  • Drawn
  • Approved

Copthorneꢀ Commonꢀꢀ

Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington WA3 7BH

Project

Tandridge DC Site Based Ecology Assessments

Title

Desktop Study - Sites (with labels)

- Domewood Site

Drawing Number

  • 5636.008A.11
  • Sheet 11 of 13

Metres

  • Drawn
  • Checked
  • Approved
  • Scale
  • Date

  • 0
  • 150 300
  • 600

  • MK
  • AN
  • FH
  • 1:22,400 @ A3
  • 15/09/2016

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  • 531000
  • 532000
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KEY

HELAA Site ENA Site HELAA Site - 250m Buffer ENA Site - 250m Buffer Ancient Woodland Woodpasture and Parkland

Priority Habitat Index - South East

Deciduous woodland Good quality semi-improved grassland

DOM 011

Lowland fens Traditional orchard

Other Features

EA Floodzone 3ꢀꢀ EA Floodzone 2ꢀꢀ

This map has been produced from the following sources:

- Tandridge District Council - Natural England - Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

ENA 16

© Crown Copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Base mapping provided by client

DOM 018

Site Map
1:200,000

  • A
  • HELAA Sites Removed (CAT053, CAT062, LIN023, LIN030 and OXT051)
  • MK
  • FH
  • 15/09/2016

  • Date
  • Rev Description
  • Drawn
  • Approved

ENA 27

Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington WA3 7BHꢀꢀ

Project

Tandridge DC Site Based Ecology Assessments

Title

Desktop Study - Habitats

- Domewood Site (DOM A)

Drawing Number

  • G5636.014A.21
  • Sheet 21 of 25

Metres

  • Drawn
  • Checked
  • Approved
  • Scale
  • Date

  • 0
  • 50 100 200

  • MK
  • AN
  • FH
  • 1:13,000 @ A3
  • 15/09/2016

  • 533000
  • 534000
  • 535000
  • 536000

KEY

Brown Long-eared Bat

HELAA Site - 1km Buffer Economic Needs Assessment Site - 1km Buffer

Great Crested Newt

Data Accuracy

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100mꢀꢀ

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested Newt

"

1000m

DOM 011

Kingfisher
Brown

Long-eared Bat

Water Vole

DOM

Great Crested Newt

ENA 16

DOM 018

This map has been produced from the following sources:

European Otter

- Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre - Tandridge District Council

Water Vole

- Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

© Crown Copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Base mapping provided by client

Daubenton's
Bat

Site Map

Bittern
Noctule Bat

Bittern
Kingfisher
Common Pipistrelle

DOM 012

Great Crested Newt

DOM 016

ENA 27

DOM 014
DOM 013
DOM 017

1:500,000

  • A
  • HELAA Sites Removed (CAT053, CAT062, LIN023, LIN030 and OXT051)
  • MK
  • FH
  • 15/09/2016

  • Date
  • Rev Description
  • Drawn
  • Approved

Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington WA3 7BH

Project

Tandridge DC Site Based Ecology Assessments

Title

Desktop Study - Protected Species Distribution

- Domewood Sites

Drawing Number

Metres

  • Drawn
  • Checked
  • Approved
  • Scale
  • Date

  • 0
  • 180 360

  • MK
  • AN
  • FH
  • 1:25,000 @ A3
  • 15/09/2016

KEY

Site Boundary Habitat Area

Priority Habitat Index

Deciduous woodland

Green Infrastructure Components

Stepping Stone Corridor

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This map has been produced from the following sources:

- Tandridge District Council - Surrey Wildlife Trust Schedule (January 1997) - Natural England - Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community - Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. © Crown Copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Site Map

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MK MK
FH FH
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  • Date
  • Rev Description
  • Drawn
  • Approved

Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington WA3 7BHꢀꢀ

Project

Tandridge DC Site Based Ecology Assessments

Title

Site Appraisal - DOM 011

Drawing Number

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    River Mole Rises Near Gatwick Airport to the S and Flows More Or Less Northward Joined by a Number of Small Tributaries

    Introduction The River Mole rises near Gatwick Airport to the S and flows more or less northward joined by a number of small tributaries. At Sidlow Bridge it turns NW then W. Just E of Dorking it swings N again through a gap in the N Downs and eventually flows into the Thames at Molesey. Geological Walks This walk, through a section of the Mole Gap, will help you to understand the in the Dorking Area history of the stretch of the river and so explain the topography. (Walks 2 & 3) 1) Start A: From Rykers Car Park cross the road and walk past the hotel to Walk 2: A Walk in the Mole Gap: Terraces the Burford Bridge roundabout. Cross the bridge over the river and walk along the A24 for a short way to the underpass. Use this to cross the A24. & Swallow Holes (Length 2½ or 3½ miles / 4 or 5½ km) You will emerge close to Westhumble Street which leads to Boxhill Station. Note the use of flints in walls. These are derived from the Upper Chalk. A circular walk with one short fairly steep climb and including one designated Because the flints are of irregular shape and so need a lot of mortar to hold RIGS (Regionally Important Geological / Geomorphological Site). them in place, the walls are reinforced at intervals with brick pillars. Map: OS Explorer 146 - Dorking, Box Hill and Reigate 1:25,000 (4cm to 1km - 2½ ins to 1 mile) 2) Start B: At the station take the footpath opposite the car park and follow it through a gate to a large field.
  • Maps Archive Part 2

    Maps Archive Part 2

    ABBREVIATIONS F O R S U R R E Y P A R I S H E S F O R U S E I N S . A . S . L I S T S T h e u n i t s a r e the present civil parishes. with few exceptions. t h u s f o r G o m s h a l l , H o l m b u r y S t . M a r y a n d Peaslake, see Shere; for L o s e l y a n d S t . C a t h e r i n e , s e e Artington. The parishes in South London are shown in b r a c k e t s b u t t h e y a r e t o be found in thisi o r d e r i n t h e i n d e x files. File in o r d e r o f t h e u n a b b r e v i a t e d n a m e , n o t b y t h e abbreviat ion. Ab i nger AB Chessington CHS Addington ADD Chiddingfold CHI Add i scombe ADS C h i l w o r t h - s e e St. Martha Addlestone ADL Chipstead CHP A1bury ALB C h u r t - s e e F a r n h a m Alfold ALF Chobham CHB Artington ART Clandon, East CL.E Ash ASH Clandon, West CL.W Ashford ASF (Clapham) CLM Ashtead AST Cobham COB Coldharbour COL Bagshot BAG (in the parish of Capel Banstead BAN but listed under own name Barnes BAR f o r e a s e o f u s e > (Battersea) BAT Compton COM Beddington BED Cou1sdon COU (Bermondsey) BER Cranleigh CRA Betchworth BET Crowhurst CRW B i n s c o m b e - s e e Godalming Croydon CRY Bisley BIS Cuddington CUD Bletchingley BLE Bookham, Great BKM.G Dorking DOR Bookham, Little BKM.L D u l w i c h - s e e C a m b e r w e l 1 Bramley BRA Dunsfold DUN Brockham BRO E a s h i n g - s e e S h a c k l e f o r d Buckland BUC Effingham EF Burstow BUR Egham EG B u r p h a m - s e e Worplesdon Elstead EL Busbridge BUS Epsom EP Byfleet BY Esher ESH Ewel 1 EW F o r E w e l l a n d N o n s u c h - s e e Camberley CAM CUD Cuddington; see also Epsom (Camberwel1) CBW Ewhurst EWH Capel CAP Carshalton CAR F a r l e i g h o r F a r l e y F Y Caterharo CAT F a r l e y G r e e n o r H e a t h - s e e A l b u r y Chaldon CHD F a r n h a m ( i n c .