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7.0 Green Setting Summary table of this sectionon page 29 and 31.7.1 The dominant vegetation cover of mature trees andwoodlands is a key characteristic of the Woldingham area.The tree cover dates back to Gilford’s vision of a lush gardenvillage. The existing planting is concentrated along plotboundaries and extends throughout the plots, with manymature trees located in gardens.7.2 To ensure that the green setting is not eroded,it is important to submit and approve landscape detailsat planning application stage and not expect this to beapproved later by condition. Refer to Section 3 aboutsubmission requirements.Design Principle GS 1: Development should retain andenhance the spacious, sylvan character of the area. Anyloss of tree cover will not be permitted except with theagreement of the Council. [Examples might be dead,dying or diseased trees, existing inappropriate plantingor where it can be shown that removal would result ina significant improvement in landscape] . Proposalsshould positively contribute to the dominance ofvegetation and the tree skyline of Woldingham.Development should maintain the predominance of treecover over buildings.Development should not lead to unacceptable lopping,topping or felling of trees, removal of shrub areas andboundary hedges as these contribute to the characterand amenity of the Woldingham Special ResidentialCharacter Area and its wooded character. All tree worksshould only be carried out with prior approval by theCouncil.Trees that are removed or damaged during constructionmust be replaced with an appropriate species and sizethat will in years grow to full maturity and add to the treecover.Design Principle GS 2: Buildings and hardstandingsshould be subservient to the landscape. Buildingsshould be set back behind a large landscaped frontgarden. Boundary planting should include extensivevegetation, such as hedgerows, trees and lawn. Theexceptions to this are character areas: Core Fringe,Central Woldingham and the Historic Core.Figure 7.1: Photosillustrating the lushcharacter, left: CroftRoad and right:Hedges and narrowverges along ButlersDene Road.Figure 7.2: Sketch illustrating the landscape layers that contributeto the green setting: hedges, planted front gardens, tree skyline.Woldingham Design Guidance ©TiBBalDS MaRCH 201128
Development Layout7.3 Development should be laid out in such a way thatit leaves sufficient room for appropriate buffer zones to trees(in accordance with BS 5837:2005) so that trees have theopportunity to mature and grow to their full size.Where development proposals straddle existing plotboundaries, it should be ensured that existing planting, inparticular mature trees, are retained and impact on themis minimised. Development proposals should positivelyintegrate existing planting into their layout.Gardens7.4 large and long gardens are a key characteristicof Woldingham (except for within the Core Fringe (area H)).They contribute significantly to the Green infrastructureof the village. in order to retain the open leafy character ofthese areas and the dominance of gardens over built or hardsurfaced areas, backland development should be avoided.Gardens / open space - specific guidancea High Drive avoid further loss of back gardens to prevent encroachment onadjoining character areas and loss of open spaceB long Hill avoid visual intrusion and sub-urbanisation through plot division fordevelopmentC Western Hillside avoid loss of back gardens to prevent encroachment intocharacteristic swathe of extensive garden open space behind thepropertiesD Woldingham Centre Maintain openness of community facilities in the area andgenerous gardens to dwellings in keeping with this patternE Park View / Northdown Maintain the pattern of houses set in large irregular gardensRoad CloseF Historic Core Maintain the historic pattern of garden sizes to reinforce the valueof the Conservation areaG Southern approach avoid loss of back gardens to prevent encroachment intocharacteristic swathe of extensive garden open space behind thepropertiesH Core Fringe Maintain existing pattern of garden layout and avoid merging ofplotsi Southfields Road avoid loss of back gardens to development to prevent visualencroachment into open countryside and loss of characteristicswathe of extensive garden open space behind the propertiesFigure 7.3: Front as well asrear gardens contribute to thecharacter.J Eastern Hillside avoid loss of back gardens to prevent encroachment intocharacteristic swathe of extensive garden open space behind theproperties;maintain pattern of generous garden sizesTable 7.1: Matrix setting out specific design guidance on gardens and open space.©TiBBalDS MaRCH 2011Woldingham Design Guidance29
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