Beechcroft Land Limited would like to present their scheme for a proposed development of land to the south of Chanrossa, Ewhurst Green. At present no application has been submitted and the purpose of this leaflet is to provide an illustration of the proposal and to invite your comments and suggestions. We have included a questionnaire to assist you and genuinely welcome your feedback. Public consultation is a vital part of the planning process. We will consider all of the comments we receive and respond to them within a report as part of the planning submission in due course. The site is located on the outskirts of Ewhurst and falls within the administrative area of Waverley Borough Council. The site measures approximately 1.28ha and comprises grassland forming part of the curtilage of the property known as Chanrossa. Ewhurst is now regarded as being a sustainable location for new housing and this site is considered to be suitable, deliverable and available to help meet that requirement. The trees along the road frontage will continue to be protected however and these are to be retained as part of the proposals (other than for the creation of an access) and managed for their future benefit. Public Consultation Proposed Development of Land at Chanrossa, Ewhurst Land
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Beechcroft Land Limited would like to present their scheme for a proposed development of land
to the south of Chanrossa, Ewhurst Green. At present no application has been submitted and the
purpose of this leaflet is to provide an illustration of the proposal and to invite your comments and
suggestions. We have included a questionnaire to assist you and genuinely welcome your feedback.
Public consultation is a vital part of the planning process. We will consider all of the comments we
receive and respond to them within a report as part of the planning submission in due course.
The site is located on the outskirts of Ewhurst and falls within the administrative area of Waverley
Borough Council. The site measures approximately 1.28ha and comprises grassland forming part of the
curtilage of the property known as Chanrossa.
Ewhurst is now regarded as being a sustainable location for new housing and this site is considered to
be suitable, deliverable and available to help meet that requirement. The trees along the road frontage
will continue to be protected however and these are to be retained as part of the proposals (other than
for the creation of an access) and managed for their future benefit.
Public ConsultationProposed Development of Land at Chanrossa, Ewhurst
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Proposed Development of Land at Chanrossa, Ewhurst
3 - Surrey County Council, 2016. 'Rights of Way Interactive Map' [online] Available at: http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/environment-housing-and-planning/countryside/footpaths-byways-and-bridleways/rights-of-way-interactive-map [Accessed 20.09.2016]
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3 - Surrey County Council, 2016. 'Rights of Way Interactive Map' [online] Available at: http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/environment-housing-and-planning/countryside/footpaths-byways-and-bridleways/rights-of-way-interactive-map [Accessed 20.09.2016]
Area (which includes site) proposed for removal from Conservation Area 1
3 Broadstone Cottage (Grade II) 2
4 The Wicket Gate (Grade II) 2
5 Substantial boundary vegetation within and adjacent to the site limits views into the site
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PLOUGH LANE
THE GREEN
LARKFIELD
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Landscape EcologyAn Ecological Assessment incorporating a
desk-top study, extended Phase 1 habitat
survey and specific surveys for bats,
Badgers and Great Crested Newts has been
undertaken.
The site comprises a semi-improved
grassland field. The grassland itself supports
a handful of species typical of more diverse
grasslands but could not be classed as
either Priority Habitat of Lowland Meadow
or Semi-improved Grassland and thus is of
limited ecology value.
The tree belt at the boundary of the site
offers suitable foraging and navigational
opportunities for bats. The inclusion of
bat boxes within the site will provide new
roosting opportunities for bats.
Water samples were collected from the
pond adjacent to the site (in the grounds
of Chanrossa) as well as two further off-site
ponds within 250m of the site boundary to
assess the potential for Great Crested Newts.
All of the ponds surveyed came back as
negative (i.e. species not present).
The retention and enhancement of the
majority of the tree belt along with the
planting of a new species-rich hedgerow
will provide retained and new foraging and
dispersal opportunities for Badgers and
Dormice.
Provision of bird boxes within the site and
the planting of a new native hedgerow
would maintain and enhance nesting and
foraging opportunities for birds.
HeritageThe Scheme has been designed with
consideration to the surrounding historic
environment, noting the Grade II listed
Broadstone Cottage, lying to the west
of the site, as well as both the Ewhurst
Conservation Area and the Ewhurst Green
Conservation Area. Although the site is
currently being reviewed in relation to its role
as part of the Ewhurst Green Conservation
Area, the scheme has actively sought to
minimise any impact on this designated
heritage asset – the retention of the existing
screening around the site, together with
the sensitive approach to access, and the
standard of design, have all been considered
to ensure that the conservation area and
the listed building remain unharmed by the
proposed development.
L a n dProposed Development of Land at Chanrossa, Ewhurst
Flooding and DrainageThe site is located on sloping ground
remote from any rivers and is therefore
not at risk of flooding and appropriate for
development in terms of flood risk. The
site is also shown to be free from risk of
surface water flooding in a severe storm.
The records show the ground to be
clayey, and this has been confirmed by
site investigation and soakaway tests.
Rainwater falling on the fields in heavy
storms therefore tends to run off, rather
than soak in, and flows southwards across
the site into the tree belt and towards the
common land.
Site Layout
Inspection of the site shows evidence of a ditch in the tree belt between the site and The
Green which flows from the north. The ditch reappears on the west side of The Green, as a well-
maintained ditch in the grass verge alongside the road.
It is proposed to capture the runoff from the roofs and roads and convey it in a conventional
gravity drained system to attenuate tanks, which will have a controlled outlet to release the
flow at a low rate to mimic the natural rate from the field. This will be directed into a shallow
channel running through the wood (called a swale) and discharge into the ditch, replicating
the natural characteristics of the site.
The development will incorporate sustainable drainage features such as permeable paving,
and the gardens will provide a biodiverse habitat when compared to the open field.
Low water use domestic appliances will be used and foul drainage will be gathered in a
conventional gravity drainage system and discharged into the existing public sewer into the
The Green.
Drainage Strategy (Google image)
Proposed Development of Land at Chanrossa, Ewhurst
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