The hunt for extra land to reduce the size of the planned King Alfred development (The Argus, October 7) brought to mind Herbert Carden, a remarkable Brightonian who solved Brighton's housing and jobs shortage in 1928 by bringing Falmer, Ovingdean, Patcham and Rottingdean into what he called "Greater Brighton".
Today, Falmer is near getting a new football stadium, which will need a local workforce, housing, retail and business income to attract Russian football and oil magnates.
Of course, the stadium could have been built on Brighton Station's goods yard and locomotive works, land which was disused for 30 years, but for councillors' lack of vision Then the land at the Goldstone football ground could have been made available for footballers thrown off Hove Lawns.
- John Stanaway
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