I recently attended a meeting at the vacant office building in City Park, which was sponsored by Legal & General but organised by the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership.

More than 160 members and guests of both organizations were present to hear a summary of potential development sites concisely presented by Tony Mernagh, following which representatives of the four main political parties gave their views on the various development options within the city and subsequently took questions from the floor.

The comments from the floor, representing a wide cross-section of the business community, appeared overwhelmingly in favour of pushing forward the development of the King Alfred scheme, because of the benefits that an internationally iconic building such as this would bring to the city. I am of the same view.

The leisure centre needs redeveloping.

Substantial development is required unless residents are to be asked for more taxes. An oversized pastiche scheme would look awful.

What would you otherwise put adjacent to the Regency frontages of Hove's seafront?

The proposed bold architecture is of a scale to dynamically contrast with the surrounding streets of traditional Regency frontages, and consequently will highlight the differing beauty of both.

  • Charles Jennings-Bramly MRICS, Jubilee Street, Brighton