Planning
This section includes details about planning policy, issues and particular applications affecting the Round Hill area.
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Brighton and Hove City Council's Planning Register
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A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR ROUND HILL?
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1. Taking part in the Planning Process
2. Environmental and Safety Concerns
1. Taking part in the planning process
Support or oppose planning applications - not through petitions - but
- Access The Council's Planning Register to view proposals.
- Submit comments online through the same portal.
- Email members of the planning committee 7-10 days before the proposals come before them.
Use links (below) for further detail:
10 Multiple Choice questions on the planning process
2. Environmental & Safety concerns
[A] HOLLINGDEAN DEPOT INDEX - RECENT HISTORY
Access to all the articles about Hollingdean Depot on this website plus a chronology of events from 2003 to 2025
[B] FOOD WASTE MAY BY-PASS THE WASTE TRANSFER STATION after separate collections start in 2025.
What will happen if residents continue to mix food waste with black bag waste?
[C] DUDENEY LODGE & NETTLETON COURT - these high rise residential tower blocks do not meet the current safety standards in relation to their ability to resist a disproportionate collapse in the case of an explosion or large fire.
[D] OPT OUT SCHEME FOR WEEDS. Description & where to apply.
In 2025 the council will be commencing a formal scheme for people who want to opt out of having weedkiller used in their street. However, residents wanting to opt out will have to weed the street themselves three times a year to keep pavements clear and safe.
[E] UPPER LEWES ROAD: NEED FOR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
The context of this request is a 20MPH zone which is poorly observed. Note the successful request from The Round Hill Society to facilitate Access to Upper Lewes Road from Round Hill Crescent.
3. Conservation
[A] UPDATING ROUND HILL's CA CHARACTER STATEMENT
Statement
Annex A | Historical development
Annex B | Buildings
Annex C | Public Realm
Annex D | Gazetteer
The Round Hill Conservation Area's Character Statement (RCACS) protects our local area's special characteristics from change or development. Local town planner, Michael Doyle, kindly volunteered to update the RCACS in his spare time and has welcomed the involvement of Round Hill residents. See Michael Doyle's article on page 5 of the summer 2023 issue of The Round Hill Reporter.
[B] CONSERVATION ADVISORY GROUP (CAG) - local resident Michael Doyle is now The Round Hill Society's representative on this group which advises the planning committee on the conservation aspects of planning applications.
[C] A STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BRIGHTON & HOVE'S HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT. This 2015 document sets out Brighton and Hove City Council's priorities for reviewing Conservation Character statements. See section 4.7 and 4.8.
[D] A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR ROUND HILL?
[E] NATIONALLY LISTED BUILDINGS IN ROUND HILL
[F] LOCAL LIST OF HERITAGE ASSETS
[G] CONSERVATION AREA PROTECTION: This article looks at both National and Local policies, which could be used to conserve what makes Round Hill truly distinctive.
4. Planning Rules
Additional town planning controls - in the form of an Article 4(2) Direction - have been introduced for single dwelling houses in the Round Hill Conservation Area, after public consultation.
See What requires planning permission?
See also SPD 09 - Architectural features. This provides detailed policy guidance on the repair, restoration and enhancement of historic buildings including those that make a positive contribution to the character or appearance of conservation areas:
p03 Section A - Introduction and General Principles
p07 Section B - Roofs
p14 Section C - Bays, Gables, Porticos and Porches
p18 Section D - Brick, Terracotta, Mathematical Tile and Flint
p25 Section E - Render and Mouldings
p26 Section F - Windows
p35 Section G - Doors
p38 Section H - Balconies and Canopies
p42 Section I - Boundaries and Paths
p48 Section J - Miscellaneous Minor Additions
p50 Further Information and Contacts
5. Planning Applications
[A] Planning Proposal at 1 Mayo Road - Erection of a new two-storey dwellinghouse (C3) to side of existing dwelling. The application was REFUSED on 13th May 2025, but the applicant has now APPEALED against refusal. Click here for details on how to participate in the appeal. Deadline for comments 6th October 2025.
[B] 50 - 52 Crescent Road Brighton BN2 3RP BH2025/01803 Installation of replacement windows to upper and lower bay windows within existing openings and with a retained reveal depth. This is a proposal for uPVC windows on a street-facing elevation, which conflicts with BHCC's design guidance (SPD 09 - Architectural features) for conservation areas. View comments &/or add your own.
[C] 5 Wakefield Road BH2025/00846 Roof alterations incorporating rear dormer, with 2no. front and 1no. rear rooflights and sun tunnel, and erection of single-storey rear conservatory extension. View comments and / or add your own.
[D] 67 Upper Lewes Road Brighton BH2025/01526 - Roof alterations to include rear dormer extension and rooflight to existing (C4) property. The rear elevation of the application site is particularly sensitive, as it is visible from Roundhill Crescent. There is a similar boxy dormer extension to the neighbouring property, but this application continues an unwelcome precedent moving closer to the listed terrace at 101-113 Round Hill Crescent and, by degree, more prominent in street views. View comments &/or add your own.
[E] 7 Mayo Road BH2025/00195 - Extensions and alterations to the existing building, including addition of a rear dormer, to create 1no. self-contained flat (C3) at lower ground floor level, and alter the layout of the existing small house in multiple occupation (C4). View the 9 public comments on the Council's planning register.
This application was REFUSED on 27th June 2025
[F] ROUND HILL POCKET PARK APPLICATION APPROVED
Read the 31 public comments on the Council's planning register.
BH2022/03635 Read the Proposal: 19-page illustrated PDF
Please click here to view the planning decision and approved drawings on the Council's website.
[G] BH2021/02065 7 RICHMOND ROAD
Erection of 1no single storey, two bedroom dwelling (C3) to the rear with associated works. as shown on the plan(s) and application submitted to the Council on 2 June 2021. REFUSED. Read 57 public comments on the Council's website. The applicant's appeal was also DISMISSED.
6. Petitions
See all current petitions on Brighton and Hove City Councils website or start an e-petition of your own. Below are two petitions (now closed) on safety issues which local campaigners may wish to resurrect:
ACT TO REDUCE RAT-RUNNING IN ROUND HILL:
This asks Brighton and Hove City Council to
(1) introduce traffic-calming measures, such as speed bumps;
(2) review the 20mph road markings and signage along Prince’s Crescent and Wakefield Road;
(3) station a mobile vehicle-activated warning sign along the route; and
(4) deliver the report into the narrowing of the junction of Crescent Road with Prince’s Crescent, promised by the ETS Committee in October 2019 in response to a request by Round Hill residents to improve pedestrian safety.