The Sunday before last was a gorgeous sunny afternoon and the King Alfred car park and the disabled and highway parking bays were overflowing.

The users were, I am sure, residents enjoying the sunshine on the beach and promenades.

Sitting with my wife in a disabled bay, we were both upset to think all this would be destroyed by the new development.

Do councillors really think these schemes have the approval of most of their Hove citizens?

The plans, if approved, will provide for more than 400 flats and, if I remember rightly, 403 parking spaces/garages.

I am sure the developers will want as many parking spaces as they can negotiate to improve the sale value of the flats.

At my guess, they will want at least 300 spaces to sell with the flats, leaving 103 for the swimmers, bowlers and other users of the new sports area and for the residents or visitors to Hove.

I want to know:

1. How many garages or spaces are being granted to the developer for the flats?

2. Will they be sold with the flats and will any be allocated to occupants of the "low-cost housing"?

3. How many spaces are to be allocated for employees and visitors to the King Alfred complex (which may include a hall for social occasions and restaurant)?

4. How many spaces for visitors and residents of the city?

5. I believe the 14/15 disabled bays to the east and west of the King Alfred will be destroyed. How many new disabled bays, if any, will be created and will they be on the seafront?

-Alex C Dodd, Hove