The Round Hill Society

Welcome

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

Parties and gardens
The Round Hill Picnic Party Much organisation went into our main event for 2009 (held on Saturday 20th June) and it was well supported by stall-holders and other residents.
Round Hill Gardeners prepare their gardens for entry into the National Garden Scheme. Find out how they are getting on.
New plans for Ashdown Rd
2 Ashdown Road Development:
New drawings have been submitted for the redevelopment of the property including the construction of two new detached houses on land currently used by Raj Motors.
Public consultations on
London Road and Controlled Parking
London Road Central Masterplan - The Council wants your views on this new draft Supplementary Planning Document before 6th July 2009.

What in the London Road area is worth protecting? See www.prestoncircus.co.uk for a look round.
Residents Parking Scheme Public consultation Background to the scheme proposed for the London Road area, which includes Round Hill.
Round Hill's northern boundary under threat
Carelet's new proposal involves
1) greenfield development in conservation area
2) flawed parking surveys claiming surplus spaces
3) danger to protected horse chestnut tree
4) 2006 noise assessment: MRF & WTS absent
5) overdevelopment: unsuitable site/crowded area
How to make valid comments
Please comment as soon as possible. Download Proforma letter. [opens into Microsoft Word; feel free to adapt it] 1) Oppose greenfield development in conservation area
2) Where would Carelet's prospective residents park?
3) Save our protected horse chestnut tree?
4) Housing new residents at the foot of the WTS
Condition 16 of the MRF's / WTS's operating conditions states that All vehicle access doors to the Waste Transfer Station and Materials Recovery Facility shall remain closed except to enable the ingress and egress of vehicles. However, Condition 16 cannot spare local residents the nuisances of tipping noises and escaping smells when the doors of the MRF/WTS are opened for prolonged periods of time, whether through a queue of vehicles waiting to get in or a vehicle inside blocking access.
Events and other news
Thursday 2nd July 1pm Lunchtime Recitals
at All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove [map]. Dominic Ferris, piano / tenor


St Bartholomew's Brighton May to July concerts and events. Ann Street, just off the London Road (A23) opposite Boots.
Friday 3rd July 7.30pm at St Luke's Church, Queens Park Road BN2 0GG. Meridian - (Percussion duo). Here this fantastic marimbas and percussion duo (Jennifer Parkinson and Eri Kaishima) will perform music ranging from Bach to Živković, including Schubert, Reich and tango music by Piazzolla. www.meridianduo.co.uk
3rd-19th July - CMP Festival 2009 - The third music and literary festival hosted by the Clifton Montpelier Powis Community Alliance.

And don't forget this year's Patchfest on Saturday 11 July 2009 at William Clarke park.

National Park Walks The 79 bus (travelling northwards) from The Round Hill stop next to St Saviours flats now operates on Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holidays (until 27 Sep 2009), offering a quick way up to Ditchling Beacon - the start of several amazing walks. See The Council's web page on organised walks.
Friends of Hollingbury and Burstead Woods - Come and join us in looking after local woodland. Get some fresh air and help the environment on your doorstep. Wear sturdy footwear. Gloves and tools provided.
Transition Brighton and Hove - For miscellaneous events related to a low carbon life-style e.g. some of the tours offered during this summer's The Festival of Architecture, see the website at http://www.transitionbrightonandhove.org.uk

Virtual Reference If you have a Brighton and Hove City LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP CARD, you can now enjoy free access from your home or a library computer to over 300 online reference books and websites. Click here for access.
Council launches Family Insulation Grant of up to 100% for cavity wall insulation &/or loft insulation now (from Feb 2009) available to owner-occupiers, leaseholders and private tenants with one or more children aged under 16 living in homes with two bedrooms or less.
New street lamps? Strange new lamp posts have been appearing all over Round Hill. What the blazes is going on?

Lamp Post Quiz An A to Z of Round Hill lamp posts. Do you know where they are located? Click here for interactive version of quiz with answers.

Supplementary Planning Document on Architectural Features The City Council has published draft guidelines for planning policy on historic buildings and is inviting comments from city residents.
Snow in Round Hill Were you there on Monday 2nd February 2009, when the cars didn't move in the morning?

Take this illustrated tour through several Round Hill streets to see the movers and shakers.
Snow in our neighbouring suburbs Did you make a snowman on The Level?

Take an illustrated tour of our surrounding communities to see how residents fared.
Plans for redevelopment of the Victoria have now been approved and work is underway to convert the layout into two town houses without major changes to the appearance of the property.
Round Hill Society 2008 AGM Report on The Round Hill Society's AGM, held on 23rd September. Four residents came forward to fill vacant committee places and we discussed pocket parks and the Victoria pub.
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.
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'.
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?

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
Planning
List of proposals going to The Planning Applications Committee.

Plans List published one week before Committee Meeting

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.

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.


This page was last updated by Dave on 01-Jul-2009