Visible are some of the greatest prominences of the Western Greensand Ridge and the site lies on the North Downs Way.

[3] Newlands Corner was a key location in the crime writer Agatha Christie's disappearance in December 1926.

Her car was found in a bush overhanging a chalk pit at Newlands Corner, at the bottom of the south side of the hill.

As a result, Newlands Corner is the setting of the climax of the final scene of the Doctor Who episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp".

The plans spawned an online petition, criticism from the local residents and parish councils in the area, and a "Save Newlands Corner" website.