So Councillor Simon Battle (Letters, November 20) has pragmatically weighed up all options for the King Alfred Centre.

Planners should be aware development along the low-lying South Coast is increasingly at risk from flooding because of higher tides.

In a few years, after the King Alfred Centre has been redeveloped, it would be prudent to extend Hove Lawns to Shoreham on top of a heightened sea defence to protect the coast road from flooding.

-John Stanaway, Hove