A proposed development at Rock Hill Farm is expected to be discussed at a Willistown Township Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 15. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Villa Maria Academy, 370 Central Ave., Malvern. Rock Hill Farm was purchased for $25.4 million by Philadelphia-area developer J. Brian O’Neill, who is seeking permission to build 22 luxury homes. Yerkes Associates Inc., of West Chester, prepared a report on plans presented in July and December of 2022 to develop portions of the property. Residents have responded by forming a group, Save Rock Hill Farm, and protesting the development. The group is hoping that planning commission members will see deficiencies in the project and reject it. Rock Hill Farm was originally a 14,000-square-foot manor with five secondary homes and horse stables on 222 acres of wetlands, rolling hills and streams.
Source: Malvern Patch; 8/8/2023