Ottershaw landscaping plan

Ottershaw landscaping plan

In February 2024 we asked for your feedback on proposals for landscaping around the new Ottershaw roundabout. The responses received have helped shape our final landscaping plan. The feedback we received is summarised in the below video.

Feedback summary

• 17% of respondents said they’d prefer native planting only, 13% said ornamental planting only and the remaining 70% said they would prefer a mix of both.
• 73% of respondents said they’d like new woodland and hedgerow to feature larger planting (up to 1.8m high) and 23% said they’d prefer smaller plants (60cm high), 4% of people said they were undecided.
• 81% of respondents said they liked the option of flowering cherry trees, 15% did not like the option of flowering cherry trees and 4% were unsure.
• 80% of respondents said they would welcome the introduction of other plant species and 20% would not welcome the introduction of other plant species.
• 30% of respondents wanted new hedgerow to be higher than 2 metres, a separate 30% of respondents wanted hedgerow to be 1.5 to 2 metres and 40% wanted hedgerow to be 1 to 1.5 metres. 

Check out the following documents

Landscaping plan

Based on the feedback received, we intend to plant a mixture of both native and ornamental planting within the scheme and feature larger planting within the new hedgerow. Flowering cherry trees will be planted, together with other new plant species. Our intended proposals can be seen below and attached to the bottom of this page:

Plant types

Top left - flowering cherry trees (prunus accolade), top right - native oak (local provenance – quercus robur) and bottom row - native hedgerow.

Species may include:

• Hazel
• Common hawthorn
• Blackthorn
• Holly
• Dog rose
• Privet
• Yew
• Honeysuckle

Landscaping drawings

Below are some images of what the new planting could look like around the new Ottershaw roundabout. Please note these are artists impressions and not an exact representation of what the new planting will look like.   

View one – southward across new roundabout 

View two – southwest through A320

View three – from westward across the new car park 

If you have any questions or comments regarding the proposals, please contact us via A320feedback@surreycc.gov.uk.