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APPENDICES 1

INTRODUCTION – APPENDICES The Appendices provide additional background and statistical information to the Local Plan. Where relevant, they will be taken into account in the determination of planning applications. INTRODUCTION

MOLEVALLEYLOCALPLAN Appendix 1 2 LANDSCAPECHARACTERAREAS (see plan on page 8)

PEDX1. APPENDIX INTRODUCTION a broad valley northwards to the Thames. The open, flat valley floor is bounded by gently sloping sides and is set ’The Future of ’s Landscape and Woodlands‘* within a gently undulating landscape. identifies seven regional countryside character areas in Surrey and within these, twenty five county landscape ESHER & character areas. In , four of the regional countryside character areas are represented with eleven The area between Bookham and , excluding the

ADCP HRCE AREAS CHARACTER LANDSCAPE county landscape character areas. These are: valley of the , lies within this landscape character area. Much of the area is built-up but there are tracts of open undulating countryside and Regional County Landscape extensive wooded areas including Bookham Common Countryside Character Areas and . The gentle dip slope of the Character Areas to the south of Bookham and Ashtead provides a broad undulating farming landscape Thames Basin S Esher & Epsom composed of a patchwork of fields and occasional Lowlands S Lower Mole irregular blocks of woodland. Although close to the North Downs S Woldingham, Chaldon built-up areas, this area retains much of its rural & Box Hill agricultural landscape character. It provides a S Mole Gap transition between the densely wooded landscape on top of the North Downs and the built-up areas. S Ranmore & Hackhurst Downs

Wealden Greensand S Holmesdale Guidelines for Appropriate S Pippbrook & Tillingbourne Design Detailing S Greensand: Deepdene S Red bricks and red tiles. S Greensand S Hedgerows, especially on boundaries between built- Low S Open Weald up area and countryside. S Wooded Weald S Timber post and rail fences and brick walls.

Using this classification, the District’s landscape has LOWER MOLE been analysed and a profile of each character area has North of the River Mole flows through a been prepared. broad gentle valley. The river rises in flood here to form lakes which transform the landscape. The valley is The profiles will be used in assessing whether rather open with occasional small blocks of woodland development proposals satisfy the Plan’s policies that and some strips of riparian woodland. The land is mostly seek to conserve and enhance the richness and diversity used for farming and has a strong hedgerow pattern. of the District’s landscape, particularly the Surrey Hills There are also some areas of horsiculture. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Area of Great Landscape Value. There are several small-scale landscapes of surprising quality and value. Areas to the north of Leatherhead, including the Common Meadow and Splash 1. THAMES BASIN LOWLANDS which form part of the flood plain of the River Mole, provide access to intimate river landscapes. General Landscape Character The M25 runs across the valley and is a major feature The area consists predominantly of farmland with small in the landscape. woodlands and the River Mole, which meanders through

* The Future of Surrey’s Landscape and Woodlands - Part 1: Landscape Assessment. Published by Surrey County Council.

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Guidelines for Appropriate Village Character and Design Detailing Local Building Materials

S Red bricks and red tiles. Boxhill and Headley are the two villages in this area. In 1. APPENDIX Headley especially, local flint has been used in S Hedgerows, especially on boundaries between built- traditional building construction. Brick has been also up areas and countryside. often used for corners and door and window surrounds. S Timber post and rail fences and brick walls. The rich orange-reds of Wealden bricks contrast attractively with the cool grey of the flintwork. 2. NORTH DOWNS Guidelines for Appropriate AREAS CHARACTER LANDSCAPE General Landscape Character Design Detailing The North Downs is a prominent landscape feature S Red brick and tiles, occasionally decorative or visible over wide areas of Surrey. Much of the scarp is running in patterns, grey slate and white-painted wooded especially the top parts where the woodland on walls. the dip slope extends over the top of the Downs and S Hedgerows, tree belts, shrubs and brick walls. onto the scarp. The lower slopes are more open but are being colonised by scrub. Where the downland is open, S New development should be sited within the species rich grassland exists. landscape on the sides of slopes, avoiding the top of the North Downs. Within the North Downs there are three distinct landscape character areas in Mole Valley: Woldingham, Chaldon and Box Hill; Mole Gap and Ranmore and MOLE GAP Hackhurst Downs. This is a striking corridor of landscape between and Leatherhead where the River Mole cuts through the WOLDINGHAM, CHALDON AND chalk escarpment to create a spectacular BOX HILL geomorphological feature. Along this stretch of the Downs, to the east of the Mole The valley is flanked on the east by the precipitous, Gap, the dip slope is dissected by a series of steep wooded slopes of Box Hill and by more gently rising U-shaped valleys. Between the valleys, and at the top of farmland, vineyards and parkland on the west, including the dip slope, are areas of flat open plateau. Where . This is included on the English Heritage valleys join, the intervening high ground narrows to form Parks and Gardens Register and was originally laid out the characteristic blunt profile of the Downs. There is a in the late eighteenth century to provide a picturesque special sense of openness on top of the Downs despite setting to Norbury Park House. the encroachment of scrub and woodland. Semi-natural woodland on the steep sides of the valley Despite the simplicity of the underlying chalk geology, is a very important element in the landscape. Although there is a great variety of surface deposits of sands, much of it has been substantially storm damaged there gravels and clay with flint, each with their own is good natural regeneration. characteristic vegetation. There are the acidic heathland The Mole Gap is also an important transport corridor for areas such as Headley Heath, ash and field maple road and rail. The A24 follows the line of the River Mole woodlands on clay soils and oak and birch woodland on and provides important views of the distinctive outline the flinty clay soils. Yew and box are characteristic of of Box Hill. the steep exposed chalk slopes while belts of woodland on the open downland contain either beech or ash and Village Character and field maple. Hedgerows are not generally characteristic Local Building Materials of the downland, but in places the remnants of an old hedge line remain. Mickleham is the only village in this area. It has a linear form and flanks the Old London Road with an outlying Chalk quarries, such as at are prominent group of properties at Byttom Hill overlooking Norbury landmarks and give the scarp a dramatic aspect. Park. It is mostly 18th and 19th century in character.

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Red brick, flint and tile predominate with render and Guidelines for Appropriate slate also to be seen. Design Detailing

PEDX1. APPENDIX S Red brick, stone, flint and red tiles, white render and Guidelines for Appropriate natural timber. Design Detailing S Stone and flint boundary walls and belts of trees S Red and brown brick, flint, red-tiled roofs, vertical along boundaries. tile hanging to upper floors and white-painted walls. S Open boundaries, hedges, hedgerow trees, banks, 3. WEALDEN GREENSAND ADCP HRCE AREAS CHARACTER LANDSCAPE shrubs and brick walls. General Landscape Character RANMORE AND HACKHURST DOWNS The Wealden Greensand runs parallel to and south of This area includes the downland to the west of the the North Downs. It is typified by a south facing River Mole. It is densely wooded. Fields tend to be in scarp, and a dip slope running north down to the small clearings surrounded by woodland or separated base of the scarp of the North Downs. It is a by thick shaws. The area has a remote character. The complex landscape character region, which primarily landscape of the dip slope to the north of the area is can be divided into the Greensand Hills, and the more open. Around parkland merges Greensand Valley lying between the Greensand Hills into farmland among rolling hills and valleys with belts and the North Downs. of woodland and shaws following the contours of the In Mole Valley, the Greensand Valley is lined by a string land. Lanes flanked by hedges wind their way across of villages each with its own distinctive character. this landscape and paths thread through it. Isolated farm houses and their associated buildings are This area contains the full range of woodland types also characteristic of this area. The A25 and the North found on the Downs including native yew and beech Downs railway line running east-west are significant woods, beech plantations and some ash and field features of the landscape. The landscape of the maple coppice. There are also extensive tracts of countryside is characterised by green pastureland and forestry containing conifers and broadleaved species. hedged fields. There is a range of woodland types Most of the woodland is recent but there are pockets reflecting the diversity of soil types. of ancient woodland especially on the scarp of The District’s Greensand Valley is subdivided into three the Downs. character areas: Holmesdale, Pippbrook and is an extensive and diverse Tillingbourne and a small isolated area of Reigate woodland covering a series of hills and valleys. The Greensand at Deepdene. The Leith Hill Greensand woods are dominated by tall beeches with holly and character area represents the District’s Greensand Hills. yew understorey. At the top of the dip slope there are often areas of rough grassland. In contrast, at , HOLMESDALE there are parkland trees, mainly limes and sweet The A25 corridor between Reigate and Dorking is chestnuts. overshadowed on the north side by the North Downs. They provide a dramatic contrast to the On the scarp slope, areas of open grassland provide a flatter, more open parkland and farmland of the valuable contrast to the secondary woodland and Holmesdale Corridor. offer views over the and Weald to the south. East of Dorking the agricultural landscape is small-scale, with an intricate patchwork of fields, woodland belts, Village Character and hedgerows and copses. There are no significant areas of Local Building Materials woodland in this area but lines of single oak trees marking old hedge lines are an important feature in the There are no villages in this area, only a few scattered landscape. Around Betchworth and Buckland there are farms and isolated groups of houses. Local flint, brick and numerous field trees - mainly oaks but also some tile give a mellow appearance to buildings in the area.

MOLEVALLEYLOCALPLAN 5 sycamore and beech. There are extensive parkland Local stone walls are a feature along the highway and landscapes around Betchworth containing specimen trees. elsewhere low, thick, well maintained hedgerows are important features.

Mineral workings and the A25 are significant features in 1. APPENDIX the landscape of the Holmesdale Corridor. The road takes a meandering course which respects the local topography Village Character and and opens up different vistas and perspectives. Local Building Materials Hammer lies at the west end of the valley Village Character and overlooking the green and the Tilling Bourne. It has a Local Building Materials strong 19th century flavour to its character. The

watercress beds to the east of the village are a AREAS CHARACTER LANDSCAPE The picturesque villages of Buckland, Betchworth and significant feature. The predominant materials are brick have historic cores which retain close links and tile with some local stone and weatherboarding. with the surrounding landscape. A parkland landscape is Chimneys are a notable feature. Many properties in the a characteristic feature of the Betchworth area. A range village are part of the Wotton Estate. The use of yellow of building materials have been used in those villages, and blue paintwork by the Estate is a feature of the but principally red/orange bricks and tiles and white area. painted render.

Guidelines for Appropriate Guidelines for Appropriate Design Detailing Design Detailing S Red brick and flint; red roof and hanging tiles to S Red/orange and buff bricks, white-painted render, upper floors. Natural timber also appropriate. red roof and hanging tiles and natural timber weatherboarding. S Boundaries around new buildings should be low, thick hedges, post and rail fences or red brick walls. S Brick walls and low hedges on boundaries.

PIPPBROOK AND TILLINGBOURNE REIGATE GREENSAND: DEEPDENE The Reigate Greensand is a narrow band of low, sandy This is a small-scale landscape of mixed agricultural hills running westwards from the Kent border, areas interspersed with woodland. Fields are separated decreasing in height to Dorking. A small, detached area by thick, low hedges but others have been amalgamated lies immediately to the east of Dorking at Deepdene. especially at the foot of the Downs. Winding lanes, hedges and rolling landform give the area a sense of This part of the Greensand lies between Betchworth, enclosure. In particular in the area west of Dorking the where the ridge is barely visible, and Dorking, where it sense of being in a valley is, in places, very strong, with forms the eastern and southern slopes of the town. On the distinctive scarp slope of the Downs to the north the outskirts of Dorking is Betchworth Park, with and the steeply rising wooded slopes of the Greensand on a knoll, but little remains of the Hills to the south. The valley between Westcott and original picturesque landscape. Deepdene itself, with , which contains the and its famous amphitheatre garden, a long valley terraced the Tilling Bourne, broadens out and forms a strip of and planted, now partially restored. The A24 carves its good farming land which includes extensive areas of way up the Greensand ridge through Dorking, sunken woodland on the North Downs scarp slope. and surrounded by long belts of mature trees, an interesting landscape feature in its own right. The character of the area is influenced by major landowners including Wotton Estates and the National Trust. The landscaped park at Wotton House Guidelines for Appropriate has contributed to the character of the valley. Outside Design Detailing the villages of Westcott and Abinger Hammer, there S Red brick and stone walls, red-tiled roofs and tile are isolated dwellings and farm buildings and the hanging, white render and exposed timber. dramatically situated St John’s Church, Wotton. These S Brick and stone walls, hedges, timber post and rail buildings are important features in the landscape. fences and park railings.

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LEITH HILL GREENSAND An important element of village form in this area is the open spaces which underlines the organic development General Landscape Character of each settlement and the visual relationship with its PEDX1. APPENDIX The ridge of Greensand is a dominant feature running rural surroundings. Many of the buildings are of modest west-east from to Dorking. The character and size. The use of local stone, brick and tile area is characterised by large areas of rugged, wooded gives a distinctive, mellow appearance to buildings. hills. It is relatively unspoilt and has a quality of remoteness which is unusual in Surrey. A Guidelines for Appropriate characteristic feature of the soft, easily eroded Design Detailing

ADCP HRCE AREAS CHARACTER LANDSCAPE sandstone of the Greensand is the deeply cut tracks S Red brick and red tiles on roofs and tile hanging to and roads, some as much as 10 metres below the upper floors. surrounding land level. The Leith Hill Greensand ridge S White render and exposed timber. provides a dramatic backdrop to the low-lying Weald in the south and provides extensive views north and S Hedges, grass banks and tree belts along boundaries. south. East of Dorking it becomes barely visible and is reduced to a narrow band of low hill. 4. THE LOW WEALD The scarp slope of the ridge and the upper part of the dip slope are heavily wooded and contain a scattering General Landscape Character of houses whose gardens merge with the woodland. In The Weald has a more open and gently undulating contrast, much of the lower dip slope is open and topography than other areas of Mole Valley. It is a rolling and is farmed. small-scale landscape composed of an intricate mix of The Greensand ridge is characterised by light sandy, acid small woodlands, a patchwork of fields, and hedgerows. and well drained soils which support mainly conifer trees A localised limestone outcrop produces a distinctive although there are areas of alkaline-loving woodland. ridge at Norwood Hill. The wooded areas have extensive plantations of scots The area contains many attractive landscape features and and corsican pine, norway spruce, western hemlock and wildlife habitats including roadside ponds, meandering larch with a few beech plantations. Often conifer blocks streams with bankside vegetation and steep-sided gills. are edged with broadleaf woodland or scrub. Most of the The irregular shaped woodlands, tree belts and shaws are woodlands are actively managed for timber. remnants of a once extensive area of woodland cover. The heathland, which formerly covered most of the Oak is characteristic of the Weald but the woodland, area, only remains in small parts. Generally now, it has much of which is ancient and semi-natural, is rich in been invaded by scrub, especially conifers and birch, to tree, shrub and ground flora. Hedgerows too, are form secondary woodland. generally species rich and a significant landscape feature. Narrow winding roads and lanes follow the sinuous lines There are several man-made water features that are of of hedgerows throughout the Weald and provide varied historic and landscape interest which blend with and views towards the more dramatic scenery of the enhanced the surrounding countryside. Greensand ridge and North Downs escarpment. Village Character and Within the Low Weald in Mole Valley there are two Local Building Materials distinct landscape character areas. The Greensand Hills are divided by a series of deep interlocking valleys containing villages including OPEN WEALD , Holmbury St Mary, Abinger Common and The landscape to the east of is generally Coldharbour which have something of the character of more open and agricultural than the wooded Weald to upland villages. They have a much valued quality of the west. Woodlands are generally small discrete blocks isolation and remoteness by virtue of their small size of less than 10ha. Around Leigh and , broad and compact nature and the dense woodland that lines of oak trees alongside hedgerows are a hems them in. characteristic feature.

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WOODED WEALD (2) Wooded Weald The Weald to the west of Newdigate becomes S Red brick and roof tiles, white weatherboarding

progressively more wooded. Woods tend to be sinuous and contrasting exposed black beams. 1. APPENDIX and winding in shape extending out in long shaws S Hedges or tree belts for new boundaries. among steep sided stream valleys or gills which are Occasionally white timber palisade fences for typical of this area. Fields characteristically appear as more open boundaries around residential areas. clearings in the midst of large areas of woodland. Wide grass verges with mature oaks are an important feature around Oakwoodhill. ADCP HRCE AREAS CHARACTER LANDSCAPE Village Character and Local Building Materials Many of the villages in the Weald are designated Conservation Areas which retain a close relationship with the surrounding landscape. They have still kept their intimate scale. Some retain the atmosphere, in both name and layout of woodland clearings, such as Forest Green and Oakwoodhill. In many Wealden villages the relationship with the landscape is reinforced by fields which punctuate built-up frontages and allow views outward into neighbouring countryside. Their small-scale village greens, key buildings, notably the parish church, and the use of traditional building materials and detailing create the valuable heritage of the Wealden village. The relatively high density of small, scattered farmsteads is a characteristic feature in the landscape of the Low Weald. Traditionally, buildings in the Weald have been constructed using locally available materials: oak was used on medieval buildings and locally produced brick, stone and tile on later buildings. Horsham stone is a characteristic roofing material on vernacular buildings in the area.

Guidelines for Appropriate Design Detailing (1) Open Weald S Red brick and tiles, contrasting white-painted walls or weatherboards with exposed black beams and occasionally slate. S Low, square cut hedges with hedgerow oaks, tree belts or brick walls.

MOLEVALLEYLOCALPLAN Appendix 1 8 LANDSCAPECHARACTERAREAS KEY TO LANDSCAPE TYPES N 1. Thames Basin Lowlands 2. North Downs 3. Wealden Greensand 4. Low Weald

PEDX1. APPENDIX 1a Esher & Epsom 2a Woldingham, 3a Holmesdale 4a Open Weald 1b Lower Mole Chaldon 3b Pippbrook & 4b Wooded Weald & Box Hill Tillingbourne 2b Mole Gap 3c Reigate Greensand: Not to Scale 2c Ranmore & Deepdene Hackhurst Downs 3d Leith Hill Greensand ©Crown Copyright ADCP HRCE AREAS CHARACTER LANDSCAPE

1a Ashtead 1b Leatherhead 1a Fetcham Headley

Bookham Mickleham 2a 2b 2c Boxhill Ranmore Buckland Common 3a Dorking Betchworth 3c Westcott

3b Leigh

Abinger Common 3d 4a Hookwood Beare Green Capel Charlwood Newdigate 4b

Walliswood Oakwoodhill

MOLEVALLEYLOCALPLAN Appendix 2 NATURECONSERVATIONSITES IDENTIFIED IN POLICIES ENV9-ENV12 9 PEDX2. APPENDIX OS REF LOCAL SITE NAME AND LOCATION SITE DESCRIPTION/COMMENT STATUS (TQ) PLAN SITE REF. NO.

168 388 1 Auclaye Clay pit yielding preserved insect bodies. SSSI(GCR) 128 565 2 Bookham Common London Clay with woodland, grass, scrub SSSI and water terrain supporting diversity of SITES CONSERVATION NATURE bird and invertebrate populations. 176 383 3 Clockhouse Brickworks Brick pit being an important exposure of SSSI(GCR) Weald Clay with fossil remains. 182 603 4 Ashtead Common London Clay terrain with habitats for SSSI(NCR) breeding birds and invertebrates. 175 600 4a Ashtead Common London Clay terrain with habitats for SSSI(NCR) 187 596 breeding birds and invertebrates. NNR 227 407 5 Glovers Wood Semi-natural broad-leaved woodland with SSSI(NCR) rich ground flora. 122 495 6 Hackhurst and White Downs Chalk escarpment with grassland, scrub SSSI(NCR) and woodland habitats. LNR 125 455 7 Leith Hill Variety of woodland habitats with diverse SSSI 123 434 community of breeding birds and 145 440 invertebrates. 200 535 8 Mole Gap to Contains the largest part of North Downs SSSI 187 525 Reigate Escarpment in Surrey which has remained relatively undisturbed. Includes outstanding wildlife habitats. It includes NSNR. 185 520 8a Mole Gap to Contains the largest part of North Downs SSSI/cSAC 155 540 Reigate Escarpment in Surrey which has remained relatively (GCR) 180 533 undisturbed. Includes outstanding wildlife habitats. Natural box scrub. River cliffs. 143 510 9 Ranmore Common Block of woodland, some ancient, on SSSI plateau of North Downs. Diverse community of breeding birds. 111 372 10 Smokejack Clay Pit Pit of lower Weald Clay group with SSSI(GCR) important depositions and fossils. 156 392 11 Vann Lake and Ockley Woods Botanically rich ancient woods with SSSI(NSNR) uncommon insects, community of breeding birds and population of dormice. 229 501 - # Heath and grassland. SSSI 106 492 12 Old Simms Copse, Abinger Large ancient semi-natural woodland.* pSNCI 112 378 13 Somersbury Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI/pSNCI Nr Walliswood 114 398 14 Drug Copse/Pond Gill, Ancient semi-natural woodland, good SNCI Nr Mayes Green example of gill woodland.

cSAC: candidate Special Area of Conservation SSSI(NCR): Site of Special Scientific Interest identified under the Nature Conservation Review LNR: Local Nature Reserve SSSI(GCR): Site of Special Scientific Interest identified under the Geological NNR: National Nature Reserve Conservation Review NSNR: Non Statutory Nature Reserve SNCI: Site of Nature Conservation Importance SSSI: Site of Special Scientific Interest pSNCI: Potential Site of Nature Conservation Importance

# Most of this site is in Reigate & Banstead BC. The area within Mole Valley is too small to be shown on the Proposals Map. * Included in 1988 Nature Conservancy Council Provisional Ancient Woodland Inventory

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115 450 15 Pasture Wood, Holmbury St Mary Large ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI PEDX2. APPENDIX 118 403 16 Rewfield Copse, Nr Forest Green Site not surveyed but good documentary SNCI/pSNCI evidence of ancient woodland and ancient woodland indicators. 118 388 17 Walliswood West Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 119 376 18 Haines Copse, Nr Walliswood Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 119 410 19 Waterland Wood, Nr Forest Green Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI

AUECNEVTO SITES CONSERVATION NATURE 120 396 20 Pond Head, Mayes Green Ancient semi-natural woodland. 30 indicator SNCI species mainly hornbeam/ash/maple. 120 480 21 Deerleap Woods, Nr Wotton Large ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 121 417 22 Mill Copse “2”, Nr Forest Green Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 120 420 23 Mill Copse “1”, Nr Forest Green Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 123 388 24 Fir Copse, Walliswood Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI/pSNCI/ Good hornbeam coppice. NSNR 123 466 25 Whitings Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Abinger Common 124 370 26 West Wood, Oakwoodhill Good ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 124 381 27 Kiln Copse, Walliswood Good size ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 125 363 28 Honeybush Copse, Ancient semi-natural woodland: hazel/ Nr Oakwoodhill hornbeam coppice. SNCI 128 396 29 Fishfold Wood, Mayes Green Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 128 415 30 Etherley Copse, Nr Forest Green Large area of ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI/pSNCI 127 470 31 Old Park Hill, Wotton Large ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 131 386 32 Chapel Copse, Oakwoodhill Large ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 131 458 33 Noons Copse, Nr Friday Street Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 131 486 34 Coomb Copse, Westcott Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 134 473 35 Rookery Woods/Sylvanus Woods, Large ancient semi-natural woodland. pSNCI Nr Westcott 133 399 36 Fishfold Farm Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Nr Walliswood 135 477 37 Hangar and Longmoor Wood, Diverse woodland. SNCI Nr Westcott 135 492 38 Hurst Copse, Nr Westcott Ancient semi-natural woodland*. SNCI 136 577 39 Little Wood, Nr Bookham Actively managed coppice: hazel/oak/ash/elm. SNCI 136 409 40 Jayes Park Wood, Nr Ockley pSNCI 138 406 41 Kissing Copse, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 138 418 42 Hartshurst, Leith Hill Worked coppice and grassland. SNCI 138 436 43 Leith Hill, Wotton Common Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 137 494 44 Holehill Copse and Ancient woodland. SNCI Bushy Plat, Westcott 138 574 45 Bushy Copse, Nr Bookham Ancient woodland. SNCI 140 368 46 Portland Hangar, Nr Oakwoodhill Ancient semi-natural gill woodland. SNCI

SNCI: SiteofNatureConservationImportance pSNCI: PotentialSiteofNatureConservationImportance * Included in 1988 Nature Conservancy Council Provisional Ancient Woodland Inventory

MOLEVALLEYLOCALPLAN OS REF LOCAL SITE NAME AND LOCATION SITE DESCRIPTION/COMMENT STATUS 11 (TQ) PLAN SITE REF. NO.

144 376 47 Paynes Wood, Nr Paynes Green Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI PEDX2. APPENDIX 144 480 48 Durrants Wood, Nr Westcott Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 147 412 49 Aviary Copse, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 145 420 50 Fatting Hovel Copse, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 146 424 51 Nine Acres Copse, Nr Broome Hall Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 148 391 52 The Birches, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI

147 418 53 Mears Copse, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI SITES CONSERVATION NATURE 152 378 54 Whaleys Farm Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Weare Street 160 431 55 Kitlands Gill Wood, Coldharbour Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 156 589 56 Leatherhead Common Rare species present. SNCI 157 585 57 Teazlewood, Oaklawn Road, Rare species present. SNCI Leatherhead 158 400 58 Weavers Wood/Kiln Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland with SNCI/pSNCI Nr Ockley characteristic species. 160 409 59 Great Copse, Highfield Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland SNCI/pSNCI Ockley Court along streams. 159 554 60 Bocketts Lane, Leatherhead Good chalk grassland. SNCI 159 387 61 Holbrook Wood, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland: SNCI/pSNCI 24 indicator species. 164 380 62 Osbrooks, Capel High quality ancient semi-natural SNCI woodland: 41 indicator species. 162 425 63 Wigmore and Heath Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Beare Green 165 390 64 Knoll Wood, Grenehurst, Capel Hazel, maple, ash coppice in gill. SNCI 165 407 65 Woodland north of Ockley/ Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Capel Station 165 445 66 Betchetts Green Copse, Large ash coppice stools in South Holmwood ancient woodland. SNCI 155 560 67 River Mole Rich in bird species: well wooded in parts. SNCI Variety of plant species. 169 391 68 Grenehurst Copse, Clark’s Green, Ancient semi-natural woodland. Capel Large woodland with hornbeam/ash/hazel. SNCI 172 485 69 Glory Wood, Dorking Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI Variety of habitats. 175 474 70 Holmwood Park, Owned by Woodland Trust. North Holmwood Interesting marshy grassland. SNCI 174 535 71 Eastfield Cottage, Mickleham Beech woodland and chalk grassland. SNCI 177 382 72 Clockhouse Gill, Capel Good hornbeam gill with small-leaved lime. SNCI 177 397 73 Strood Copse/Nightlees Hornbeam/ash/hazel. SNCI/pSNCI Copse, Clark’s Green, Capel 179 591 74 Woodfield (north of railway) Species rich acid grassland. SNCI Ashtead Rare species present.

SNCI: SiteofNatureConservationImportance pSNCI: PotentialSiteofNatureConservationImportance * Included in 1988 Nature Conservancy Council Provisional Ancient Woodland Inventory

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181 588 75 Woodfield (south of railway) Good range of vascular plants. SNCI PEDX2. APPENDIX Ashtead 180 401 76 Hatchlands Copse (west), Capel Good quality ancient woodland. SNCI 181 414 77 Misbrooks Green, Nr Capel Unimproved grassland. SNCI 184 386 78 Taylors Gill, Capel Ancient hornbeam coppice. Good ground flora. SNCI 183 433 79 Garstons Copse, Beare Green Good size and range of species. SNCI

AUECNEVTO SITES CONSERVATION NATURE 184 403 80 Hatchlands Copse, Capel Worked coppice. SNCI 182 394 81 Ox Pasture Copse, Capel Worked coppice. SNCI 189 544 82 Cherkley Wood Ancient woodland. Rare species present. SNCI 193 423 83 Knoll Copse, Newdigate Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 190 380 84 Mosshouse Gill, Nr Capel Ancient semi-natural woodland. Conforms SNCI/pSNCI with other woods with very good gills. 190 391 85 Temple Wood, Nr Capel Ancient semi-natural woodland: hornbeam/ SNCI ash coppice and small-leaved lime. 192 549 86 (west) Headley Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 193 585 87 Oak pollards: mix of habitat: secondary SNCI/LNR woodland, grassland and ponds. 194 550 88 Nower Wood Nature Reserve, Large ancient semi-natural woodland*. SNCI/NSNR Headley 198 436 89 Reffolds Copse, Newdigate Very large area of ancient woodland: some SNCI/pSNCI clearance and plantation. 198 564 90 Addlestead Wood, Headley Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI Hazel under oak with good flora. 201 550 91 Nower Wood (east) Headley Good size woodland: Surrey Wildlife SNCI Trust Reserve. 205 395 92 Dukes Copse, Newdigate Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI Good hornbeam woodland. 205 427 93 Ancient woodland. Rare species present. SNCI 212 396 94 Leg of Mutton Wood/ Mostly semi-natural woodland. Series of gills The Jordans, Newdigate and hornbeam coppice. Good for butterflies. SNCI 212 442 95 Hammonds Copse, Newdigate Large ancient semi-natural woodland: SNCI owned by Woodland Trust. 218 465 96 Brown Copse, Leigh Mostly ancient hazel, ash, hornbeam and SNCI sessile oak. 27 ancient woodland indicators. 222 428 97 Beam Brook Wood Ancient woodland in gill, wych elm coppice SNCI and beech plantation. 224 424 98 Pockmires Wood and Ancient semi-natural woodland mostly SNCI Beggars Gill, Nr Charlwood managed for nature conservation. 230 429 99 Ricketts Wood, Nr Charlwood Long continuous gill wood of good quality. SNCI/pSNCI 236 425 100 Edolphs Copse, Charlwood Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI/LNR 235 459 101 Nalders Wood/Dulands Copse, Part ancient semi-natural woodland. pSNCI Leigh 273 428 102 Withy Gill, Hookwood Wet grassland. Rare species present. SNCI

SNCI: SiteofNatureConservationImportance pSNCI: PotentialSiteofNatureConservationImportance NSNR: Non Statutory Nature Reserve LNR: LocalNatureReserve * Included in 1988 Nature Conservancy Council Provisional Ancient Woodland Inventory

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195 548 103 Nower Wood Geological Site RIGS

172 518 104 Burford Meadows, Dorking Geomorphological Site RIGS (RIGS) SITES GEOLOGICAL/GEOMORPHOLOGICAL IMPORTANT REGIONALLY

134 483 105 Westcott Heath Sandpit Geological Site RIGS

165 524 106 South end of Norbury Park Geomorphological Site RIGS (adandoned meander)

129 437 107 High Ashes Quarry, Leith Hill Geological Site RIGS

228 511 108 Colley Pit, Buckland Geological Site RIGS

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PEDX4. APPENDIX 1. THE WARREN, ASHTEAD 5. THE MOUNT/HAWK’S HILL/THE This area is characterised by well-established large RIDGEWAY (SOUTH EAST SIDE) houses in extensive curtilages within mature landscaped /ROOKERY DRIVE, FETCHAM settings. There is a preponderance of established trees This established residential area is characterised by and shrubbery. The houses are set back from the estate medium/large houses in mature gardens. Properties are roads behind high hedges. Some infilling has taken place, generally set back from the Hawk’s Hill/ Road

ECITO FRSDNILAESO PCA CHARACTER SPECIAL OF AREAS RESIDENTIAL OF DESCRIPTION but it is of high quality and with similar sized curtilages. by wide grass verges and tall established trees. 2. PARK LANE, ASHTEAD The Mount is characterised by medium-sized, individually designed houses in landscaped gardens. The range of substantial individually designed houses Generally there are clearly defined and characteristic which are set back from the main road in large and hedges and shrub boundaries. medium-sized curtilages give this area a special character. The many established trees and hedges The Ridgeway has generally more modest-sized houses obscure houses from the road. Its distinctive character and curtilages with frontages of trees and hedges. The separates it from the smaller houses and curtilages of large individually designed houses within Rookery Drive properties further north along Park Lane. have generous landscaped gardens and are well- screened from the Drive by mature trees and hedges. 3. ROOKERY HILL, ASHTEAD 6. CHICHESTER ROAD/CALVERT This area comprises two groups of medium-sized houses ROAD/KEPPEL ROAD, DORKING in medium-sized plots. The properties are individually designed and the way in which they are assimilated The appearance of these roads is characterised by grass into the open, grassed landscape grounds of Ashtead verges with a number of street trees. Hedges, many of Park by the scattering of mature dominant trees gives mature beech, and shrubs are characteristic of boundary the area its particular character. treatments. Mature landscaped gardens on sloping land with treed gardens are characteristic and the majority 3. HIGHLANDS ROAD/HEADLEY of properties have large spaces between buildings. The ROAD/EAST SIDE OF REIGATE ROAD, area has an informal layout of individually designed attractive houses. Properties in the north of the area, LEATHERHEAD especially in Keppel Road are conspicuous from the This is a cohesive and distinctive area which is adjacent Green Belt and Area of Outstanding Natural characterised by its mature treed frontages, with houses Beauty and Area of Great Landscape Value. set back from the road within medium/large curtilages. The development mainly dates from the Edwardian and 7. DEEPDENE WOOD, DORKING pre-war period. Properties are individually designed in This is an established and cohesive area of individually landscaped grounds generating a spacious impression. designed houses around a winding road network which Several infill properties have similar-sized curtilages and is bordered by grass verges and mature trees and shrubs. although they may not have the same character as the older properties, the mature trees and shrubs maintain The southern part of the area is characterised by large the established character and setting of the area. houses in large curtilages, set behind high boundary hedges, often rhododendrons. There are very large Highlands Road properties are more contemporary but spaces between houses on this rolling hillside. It forms maintain the spacious nature of the area and have part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural wide, grassed frontages with spacious rear gardens. Beauty and its low-density character marks a transition These groups of houses with their relatively large between the main built-up area and the adjacent curtilages are characteristic of the wider area although Green Belt. they do not have the front boundary screening.

MOLEVALLEYLOCALPLAN APPENDIX 4. DESCRIPTIONOFRESIDENTIALAREASOFSPECIALCHARACTER 15 MOLEVALLEYLOCALPLAN 9. HIGHFIELDS, ASHTEAD A short private road inis the characterised heart by of large Ashtead, houses Highfields plots standing and in dating spacious mainly fromcentury. around The the particular turn combination of of the period these houses attractive with an abundancethe of road mature a trees high lends standardthat of is residential unique environment in thispermission part has of been Ashtead. granted Over for theto new years subdivide development the and larger detachedhowever, houses. these On have the had whole, littleof impact the on road. the character 8. THE PARK/PARK VIEW/ MEADOWSIDE, BOOKHAM This is a distinctive relativelyneighbourhood. low-density It is characterised bywith tree-lined grass roads verges. The manyfeel bungalows but give spaces a between spacious buildingsis are a in cohesive places and small. attractive It secluded area. Appendix 5 AREAOFSPECIALCONTROLOF 16 ADVERTISEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN POLICY ENV37

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