Many residents who opposed the Endeavour Motors development are deeply concerned that Brighton and Hove City Council's draft tall buildings strategy reads like a sales brochure for potential developers.

High-density buildings will add to the parking, congestion and waste management problems that the city is currently struggling to tackle.

There is no upper limit set for any development and most of the ten identified "zones" and "nodes" contradict the initial statement that no development should be allowed "that has a detrimental impact on strategic views, important vistas, the skyline and the setting of landmark buildings".

In that case, how could the King Alfred, central seafront and London Road, in particular, be considered suitable?

Why are we not having be a referendum? If it's adopted, this strategy will have a far greater impact on the city than the proposal for an elected mayor.

The document has only been made available in the hectic run-up to Christmas, which means that when it goes before the environment committee at the end of January, many people will not be aware of its contents, nor have had the opportunity to express their views.

-Sue and Andy Power of Argyle Road and 19 neighbours: Claire MacKay, James Hooker, Sarah Cheang, Graham Duff, Misha Begley, Emma Parker, Andrea Mason, Andy Mason, Carol Newman, Ferg Newman, Ruth & Simon Thompson-Heath, Carol Boyle, Mick Boyle, Andr Denton, Lil Easterbrook, Jaime Bainbridge, Craig Bunton and Frank MacFarlane