A lot of people would like to see Brighton and Hove City Council solve the problem of a new stadium for the Albion by building an entry development to the city on the Waterhall site.

It would be a spectacular improvement to the city and its environs, with the architecture of the stadium embedded into the hillside.

Alas, when examined more closely, Waterhall has insurmountable problems:

1) Road and highway access would be too expensive to build and may be impossible.

2) There is no railway station (train access is essential to reduce policing costs).

3) It is not in the Local Plan.

4) There is political opposition (development in part of the proposed National Park).

5) An open public space would be removed.

Although I am sure political will could overcome these obstacles, this would be a long-term project taking well over five years to even be considered.

The elected politicians have decided that it is not a practical or a political proposition in the short term.

I like the idea of such an ambitious project but I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that it is not the best option.

There is no reason to suppose the Falmer project will not enhance the landscape in an area that already has a railway station and transport links installed.

Corbyn Crescent,

-Shoreham