Many of us are suspicious

But are the people at Brighton and Hove Council who designed the plan for Goldsmid aware of the national enterprise? I doubt it or we would not have a plan for a predominantly residential area that is skewed towards business.

Lyndhurst Road and its environs is the archetypal community as described by John Prescott and Richard Rogers, a mixture of various living spaces for a wide range of lifestyles, including families, students, mature people, residential care and the disabled with local services to support us.

Why was the consultation not representative?

Why do we think the scheme will go ahead, even if most of us reject it?

Why do we think it will not make a jot of difference to Montefiore Road being used as a rat run, and being a danger for all local pedestrians, trying to cross the road or take children to school?

Why do we believe that large local businesses who have not provided spaces for parking for their staff will get the best deal, to encourage commuting, and that we will be paying fines because we won't be able to park?

There must be a space somewhere for underground or ground level parking near Hove station and within reach of buses that can solve the problem for commuters and large businesses longer term.

And all potential new businesses should have to declare in their business plan how they will be responsible for parking.

We want to continue to be a vibrant mixed community, with proper consultation, which is why many of us are suspicious of this plan.

-Helen Waddup, Lyndhurst Road, Hove