The Round Hill Society

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Welcome to the website of the Round Hill Society. Visit our Local Links and Local Tradespeople pages for a large store of useful information.

Brighton and Hove City Council presents a list of things to do in their new online e-news.

Friday evening concerts in Queens Park Road:
29th August 7.30pm Rachel Fryer – piano. Masquerade, linked to music hall and characters from Pierrot e.g. Schumann's Carnaval, Debussy's Suite Bergamasque and works by local composers - Thorogood Harlequinade; a world premiere by Paul Lewis: Music Hall Moments
Friends of Hollingbury Woods Sun 7th September: weeding, clearing a glade for wildlife and new steps in Hollingbury Woods.
The 2008 Great Food Debate: Thursday 11 September 2008 7:30-9:00pm (doors open at 7:00), Place: Thistle Hotel, Brighton seafront. Topic: the consequences of rising food prices.
Ashdown Road Development: plans have now been put forward for 2, Ashdown Road, for conversion to 3 flats with 3 houses to the rear [aerial view of site]. Includes links to plans and a sample letter of objection. Workshops at the Conference (below) may suggest alternative uses of Round Hill's 'green ribbons' in densely populated areas.
Sustainability Conference 2008 Brighton and Hove - a first Biosphere City The aim of the conference (30-31 Oct 2008) is to contribute to international debate about the greening of cities as well as to help local decision makers take biodiversity into account in city planning.
Transition Brighton and Hove Check out the local events connected with our city's response to Climate Change.
Local History: trams in Ditchling Road and steam trains on the railway Viaduct over Beaconsfield Road. View some of the photos from The James Gray collection, currently being digitised by The Regency Society. Click here for info on how to sponsor the digitization project.
The Council's Core Strategy From the past to the future - following the recent public consultation, a final version of the document will now be created for submission to government in May 2009. In the meantime, you may still wish to refer to the current draft of The Core Strategy containing the planning policies proposed for the next 20 years. Lewes Road and London Road are among 7 areas where a higher density of development is proposed.
Carelet - insist that The Council applies its planning obligation QD28 3.123 (scroll to end of PDF) and requires Open Space Assessment BEFORE considering any more proposals from this developer, who has degraded our open space and is trying to wear objectors down.
Carelet: Round Hill residents await the result of Carelet's current Appeal, but will the developer wait for it before submitting a fifth proposal? They withdrew their second Appeal and quickly registered a fourth proposal very similar to their third. They did not wait for the result of their Appeal on their first proposal before submitting their second. Six pictures illustrating the degradation of greenfield sites, which will continue elsewhere in Brighton and Hove if the Council fails to apply planning obligation QD28 3.123 (scroll to end of PDF) and PPG17 Diagram 1 Planning Policy Guidance on Open Space .
A Dump with no space for landscaping - The Case Officer, who was "minded to grant planning permission", knew that the Council as landlord had not given Veolia enough land. This was not made clear in the Plans List presented to those who took the decision. We are left with an eyesore - a very unfortunate case of 'urban cramming'.
London Road Shopping Centre - Talk by Andrew Simms, author of Tescopoly - Find an alternative to a Tesco Superstore with car parking.
Open Market Regeneration - What future plans have been floated for Brighton's Open Market?
Green Space - PMP's forthcoming report, designed to establish city-wide standards on provision of open space in Brighton and Hove, will be a 'background paper' to inform emerging planning policy. But will it consider the needs of Round Hill or act to steer developers towards our inaccessible hillside plots on privately owned land?
Tuesday lunch-time concerts in North Street:


Local Traders
Local Tradespeople who have been used and recommended by Round Hill residents, Checkatrade members in or near Brighton and GREEN INDEX of local organisation &/or traders
The Brighton & Hove Warm-Homes project - grants of up to 100% available for heating, cavity wall insulation &/or loft insulation for local residents. Do you know of any resident who could benefit from greater warmth &/or energy-efficiency in their home? This generous new scheme may be for them.
Planning
What requires planning permission? - Catherine Jeater,
Conservation Officer from Brighton and Hove City Council's Development Control clears up confusion on The Round Hill Conservation Area's Article 4 Direction.

Brighton and Hove City Council's Conservation Advisory Group - details of the local representatives on this Group and links to the web sites of the other Conservation Areas in our city.

Local Inquiry into Former Esso Garage Site 7-storey Proposal was held at 10am on Tuesday 11 December at Hove Town Hall - the inquiry followed The Council's refusal of this proposed over-development, which could bring many new residents into an existing Air Quality Management Area. Report needed.
Cats' Creep Proposal - the proposal for residential development on land east of the Cats Creep has been refused. Garden Grabbing
New development for Round Hill Crescent. New proposals have been approved for the land to the rear of 56-58 Round Hill Crescent.

1. Dump The Dump - Particulates & Community Recycling. 2. Construction at Hollingdean Depot - new pictures.
3. Hollingdean Depot application - a look back at the campaign and a critique of Veolia's planning application.
Newhaven Incinerator - No Government "call-in". Ruth Kelly's decision not to have the Newhaven proposal "called in" clears the way for construction of the Waste Transfer Station at Hollingdean Depot. Incinerator burns hole in public purse: The Argus report.

New rules for dogs - new proposed byelaws: (a) failing to remove dog faeces; (b) land from which dogs are excluded; & (c) keeping dogs on a lead.
Local Wildlife - items on Round Hill's flora and fauna. Links to the Council's proposed Supplementary Planning Document on Nature Conservation & Development.
Update on the Local Development Framework - our next Local Plan
See The Council's Core Strategy

Draft SPD on Sustainable Building Design - The consultation period on this important planning document is now closed. The proposed SPD sets tighter requirements in line with greater concern about carbon emissions and wasteful use of raw materials, water and energy.

3 May 2007 Local Election Results on the Council's web site.

This page was last updated by Ted on 27-Aug-2008