Three and a half years ago my husband and I bought our small retirement bungalow in a quiet area with delightful views of the countryside down the aptly-named View Road, on to which our front windows face.

To the right, we see farmland and the Newhaven heights and, to the left, undulating farmland. The fresh sea air sweeps in over the cliffs.

Will Southern Water be prepared to pay me thousands of pounds in compensation for the loss of such vistas or for polluting the air?

Will it buy my bungalow and pay all my attendant moving fees so I can enjoy the natural benefits of this site elsewhere?

-Mrs E Knight, Peacehaven