Suggestions from Horley Town Council for the Surrey County Council Tree Planting Initiative
Recently Surrey County Councill has been taking suggestions for tree planting around the county. This is part of a big campaign to improve the public realm and help make Surrey a more environmentally friendly place to live.
We received a lot of good suggestions and arranged for our councillors to visit many of the suggested sites. After reviewing these suggestions, the Council submitted the following suggestions for tree planting in Horley to Surrey:
- "The grassed area between the boundary of the Church Road Allotments and Sangers Drive is ideal for planting, at present it houses a dead tree! Trees could be planted along the Eastern Side of Orchard Drive, going to The Acres, leaving in place the self-established oak and ash saplings if possible."
- "The fence between Church Walk and the A23, trees or shrubs would act as a barrier between the houses and traffic noise. "
- "Following a suggestion from the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership, who have been working with the newly established Landen Park Estate Residents Association, fruit trees could be planted along the border between the Landen Park Village Green and the Westvale Park Development."
- "The provision of small fruit trees for the proposed community orchards in Horley. Suggested areas: Court Lodge Road opposite Care Home, Cheyne Walk large roundabout, The Coronet, Horley, the eastern end of Emlyn Meadows where trees could be planted on the boundary & close to the residential properties in that area."
- "There’s long green strip of grass on Chequers Drive in Horley that runs adjacent to the Brighton road. Horley Town Councillors see this as a good site with great potential. A number of trees are present across the site but there is plenty of space to add more."
- "The entrance to Windmill Close near Langshott School."
- "May I suggest replacing the oak trees which have been removed from the verges on the Balcombe Road near the roundabout leading to Victoria Road. Possibly something other than oak trees to be considered."
- "The green area near the junction of The Drive and Russells Crescent, opposite the little pocket garden (Q Garden) which is on the slope below the station. This is a smallish site with some trees present & very close to residential properties, however the site could accept a small number of new trees of a suitable species."
- "Replacement trees are desperately needed - as many as possible. My preference would be two on the verge at the junction of Horley Row and Benhams Drive (by the letter box)."
Honourable mentions go to suggestions for trees in the Precinct, which unfortunately isn't possible due to the large number of utility cables and pipes in the area, planting in the High Street Car Park, which is already due to be redeveloped as part of Regiate and Banstead Borough Council's 'Delivering Changing in Horley' Scheme, and the Recreation Ground, which isn't eligable for Surrey's planting scheme. Horley Town Council, regardless, is going to look into investing in some new trees in the Rec to replace trees that have been felled over the years.
