Unfortunately, our home is next door to one of the houses mentioned in The Argus article of April 7.

The owner has applied for planning permission to demolish his lovely family home and erect a block of nine flats.

From the day we found out about his intentions, we have been continuously campaigning with the help of other neighbours to stop this happening.

We moved to Hove from a London borough that we had lived in for almost 20 years. While we were there, many of the beautiful, Victorian houses were gradually demolished. The area was almost completely redeveloped, which caused the birds and wildlife to virtually disappear.

A place that was very pleasant to live in became one of the worst on the outskirts of London.

So we moved to Hove and have been here for seven years. More and more houses and gardens here are gradually being demolished and all the devastation to the land, trees, gardens and old houses where wildlife is flourishing will gradually cause it to disappear.

So we all end up living in concrete city.

Where will the wildlife go? Iron girders, blocks of concrete and lawned spaces with no shrubs and trees are environmentally unfriendly.

We have lots of birds and wildlife in our garden due to the large amount of trees and hedges in the surrounding gardens. We have bird feeders near the trees to encourage the large amount of different species. One is placed outside our bedroom window - which, according to the last set of plans submitted, is destined to become a brick wall.

Much of our wildlife is rapidly disappearing and the council should consider this when receiving and discussing new developments.

To destroy our habitat is one thing but we have no right to destroy nature and the environment just because of companies and individuals wanting to make money.

-Ms Janis Zoutman, Hove