The editorial regarding the chalk figure was right to highlight the issue of democracy and public accountability in this matter.
If it is right that a householder or a shop owner has to seek planning permission for a house extension or street signing, then it is right that a figure dominating the open landscape should be subject to scrutiny via the council planning process.
The giant chalk figure would be visible from Whitehawk Hill as well as Sheepcote and yet no attempt was made to involve us in consultation.
Our children need to be given the message to respect nature and tread lightly, not carve gigantic graffiti on our hills and valleys.
Whitehawk has the best wildlife and archaeological site in all of Brighton and beyond, it doesn't need a giant hillside logo to claim pride in its identity.
-Dave Bangs, Friends of Whitehawk Hill, Ewhurst Road, Brighton
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