CHOBHAM COMMON NNR - Surrey Wildlife Trust

2. Chobham Common NNR, Little Heath, Burrowhill Green, Valley End, Brickhill
Settlement, and the Burma Road Landfill Site are covered by the County Council
Byelaws (made under Sections12 and 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906), which were
confirmed by the Home Office on 23 March 1978. When the exchange certificate for
the Barrow Woods and Chobham Place Fields comes into effect, these areas will
also be covered by the Byelaws as part of Chobham Common. A copy of the
Byelaws (Appendix 1) is attached.
3. There is a two-metre wide highway verge along the edges of the roads that cross
the Common which was excluded from the common land designation and which is
maintained by Surrey County Council and Windsor and Maidenhead Council under
their Highway responsibilities.
4. Several important utilities cross the Common. There are easements for the
National Grid pylon line, Esso oil pipelines, British Pipeline Association high-pressure
oil pipeline and the two major British Gas pipelines, and way leaves for the Southern
Electricity power lines. A plan showing these utilities and contact details are included
in the Site Risk Assessment (Appendix 2)
5. There are numerous easements, way leaves, rights of access and rights of way
relating to properties and utilities on the margins of the Common. Copies of some of
these are held by Surrey County Council (Deed Package 2052 and File numbers
5972 and 5972/3).
6. The fishing rights for the Fishpool are currently leased to Chobham and District
Angling Club until 28 th September 2011
Maps
Map 2 – Tenure – Freehold, Leasehold, and Agreements
Map 3 – Access – Open access (CRoW), and Deed of Access
Map 4 – Common land – Common Land, Bylaw Coverage, and Highway Verges
Map 5 – Major Utilities
Appendixes
Appendix 1 – Chobham Common Bylaws
Appendix 2 – Site Risk Assessment
1.3. Status
SAC: 545.57 Ha
Most of the area covered by this plan is part of the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and
Chobham Special Area for Conservation, which was designated on 1 st April 2005.
The area covered represents 10.6 % of the total area of the SAC. The SAC citation
is appended (appendix 3).
SPA: 545.57 Ha
Most of the area covered by the plan is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special
Protection Area, which was designated in March 2005. The area covered represents
6.5 % of the SPA. The SPA citation is appended (appendix 4)
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