Fonthill Wilbury area

Articles about the north east corner within the designated plan boundary. This area of high-quality houses, is increasingly being converted into up-market apartments, for both sale and rent.

The issues are volume and speed of traffic on Wilbury Avenue/Newtown Road and Fonthill Road and the pressure on the junctions between the two and between Fonthill Road and Old Shoreham – conditions which could be seriously worsened by the large-scale redevelopment of DA6. Also the depletion of trees could be reversed to restore the original Victorian tree-scape.

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A new petition regarding St Agnes Church – Natural Fit Gym, Newtown Road.

The developer of St Agnes church, Newtown Road, has started building a balcony on the 1st floor of the church and plans to put exterior neon lights on the outside of St Agnes Church, which is being developed into Natural Fit Gym. In addition to this the club has already obtained a license to serve alcohol. The petition author believes this is an illegal development.

Three houses on Fonthill Road are as close as 4m from this balcony, it gives direct line of sight into living room, bedroom and bathroom and overlooks the garden of all 3 properties.

See the full petition here:

http://chng.it/ybgV8NzFGT

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Hove bus garage would be replaced with a ‘high quality’ building if permission granted

Brighton & Hove Buses want to redevelop its office and garage building in Conway Street, on the west corner of Fonthill Road (see map below). The proposals were developed while considering the “wider masterplan aspirations” for the area. Designs include artwork on a community wall and green fencing. The planning application can be found on the council website at planningapps.brighton-hove.gov.uk by searching for BH2021/01731.

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