One of the biggest successes in Brighton has been the renovation of the Lower Promenade between the piers.

Ten years ago this was a run-down, shabby stretch of seafront which was remarkably joyless. Now it has been transformed into an area relished by visitors and tourists alike.

Brighton and Hove are one town and I am hoping that this huge success can be continued further west along the seafront between the Peace Statue and the Lagoon.

For far too long, the seafront in Hove has been neglected, with the exception of the lawns in front of Brunswick Square and Adelaide Crescent. It needs a huge amount of investment, especially west of the King Alfred.

On Kingsway itself, there are always abandoned cars. Others advertise cars for sale and bed and breakfast establishments. Parking restrictions would end all that.

Hove Street South appears to be an unofficial caravan site while the double yellow lines in King's Esplanade are always ignored. Cars are driven on the promenade every day and nothing is ever done to stop them.

Barriers at each of the entrances to the front would prevent them from entering and would also deter cyclists from using the promenade rather than the official lanes.

When the King Alfred is redeveloped, there will be cafes and other attractions facing the front instead of the awful eyesore there at present. The Royal Naval Reserve site, now a so-called temporary car park, has been vacant for more than 30 years which is an enormous waste of public money.

Many of the beach huts are remarkably unattractive and are only tolerated because of their age. They block out sea views and are in the wrong place because anyone wanting to have a swim has to pad across the prom instead of starting from the beach as at Shoreham or Lancing. It would be a good idea to reduce their number and perhaps place some at the top of the bigger beaches.

Hove has always considered itself a classy resort. If you go across the Channel to Normandy and look at posh places there such as Deauville, you will see a series of delightful cafes all along the seafront. There is no reason why five or six of these could not be placed along the prom, perhaps in places vacated by beach huts.

There have been improvements at the Lagoon including the introduction of the paddling pool and the windsurfing school. But there is room for more.

I have hardly ever seen anyone playing croquet on the seafront lawns even though I pass it every day. There are also three tennis courts which have been disused all summer in spite of the great interest in that sport. Perhaps the courts could be used for on-line skating and the lawns for a tea garden.

Brighton and Hove Council, which owns the whole seafront, could make money out of letting some of these sites for commercial uses.

There will be objections to any and all of this from the people who came to Hove to die and then forgot what they came for. But the council should be bold and prepare a plan for Hove seafront so that it can have a lively continental atmosphere by day and night instead of being dull, dismal and semi-derelict.