The Round Hill Society

About Round Hill

Note the extent to which the original plan of Round Hill was recognised and remains intact: click on the picture to enlarge the plan of the Round Hill Park Estate issued in 1853 to first residents invited to purchase lots in our neighbourhood. The picture will open in a new tab. Then to further enlarge Hold down Ctrl and press + (Windows PC) or Command and press + (OS MAC).

The original plan of Round Hill

Rose Hill Park and Round Hill Park - both parts of the RH Estate.

Rose Hill Park (article by Chris Tullett), relating mainly to what is now Sylvan Hall, was bordered by Ditchling Road, Upper Lewes Road, Wakefield Road and most of the south side of Princes Crescent, covering a triangular area.

The area north of what is now Bromley Road and round into Princes Crescent was developed as The Round Hill Park

The Area (12.05 Hectares / 29.78 Acres)

Round Hill Conservation Area Map. This shows the conservation area roughly triangular and bounded to the west by Ditchling Road, to the SE by Upper Lewes Road and to the north by the Brighton to Lewes railway line.

A visual introduction to Round Hill
A high resolution photo taken by Ted in 2004 (beforeThe Dump!) shows the value of Round Hill's most spectacular green corridor to our conservation area. Click on the following picture to see it:

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The photo includes scores of Round Hill homes. It also shows the care taken in the early development of Round Hill to construct a in street layout which is still pleasing to the eye with its deliberate arcs, segments and restful 'green ribbons' in between.

Conservation Area (designated in 1977)

Round Hill Conservation Area Character Statement

This sets out clearly what is special about the conservation area

Article 4 Direction - A4/22 - Round Hill Conservation Area

An Article 4 Direction has the effect of removing "Permitted Development" rights over certain specified classes of minor alterations and extensions, such as porches, replacement of windows and doors and painting of the exterior of a building. Usually these Directions only relate to those facades of the building facing onto a street or public footpath or open space, but sometimes they cover alterations and extensions at the rear or developments such as sheds in back gardens.

What requires planning permission? Note: the above link updates this.