As residents of Cobden Road, we were disappointed and angry when we read your article last week about the cancellation of the Hanover area Home Zone proposals (The Argus, March 6).

We cannot understand how Brighton and Hove City Council can just scrap this scheme, saying 50 per cent of residents are not interested. Who says so? We haven't had a referendum.

Last year, the residents of four Hanover roads were invited to participate in workshops and on walking tours with the designers so we could understand and be actively involved in the plans concerning the Home Zone proposals.

It became apparent the residents of Grove and Ewart Streets were not as enthusiastic as the residents of Cobden and Hamden Roads.

Maybe that is where the 50 per cent figure comes from. If this is the case, does it not warrant a formal assessment of who is interested in the scheme continuing?

Many of the residents of Cobden and Hamden Roads are desperate to halt the general decline of the area by cutting down on the "rat run" traffic use, anti-social parking etc, and take "ownership" of their community once again.

We're not sure, but doesn't Home Zone funding come from central Government and wasn't Hanover chosen for a scheme because it fits the criteria perfectly?

If this is so, does the council have the right to cancel the scheme without consulting residents who have already been involved in the process and welcomed it with enthusiasm?

-The Doherty family, Brighton