I was born and bred in Brighton and started my railway career at the BR goods yard before the war.

It was then a hive of industry, serving Brighton and Hove with a very efficient service for inwards and outwards traffic.

This depot, like many other large yards throughout the country, was closed following the Beecham cuts in the early Sixties, when so much freight was transferred to the roads for private profit and has been regretted ever since.

These large yards should have been kept open for fast freightline centralised traffic that would have benefited everyone.

However, to get back to how this site should be developed, the common-sense answer is housing as cheap as possible, which is badly needed, with amenities to make a pleasant place to live.

A superstore is not the answer. There is enough traffic along London Road already.

Adding a large store would increase the traffic. Anyway, Sainsbury's does all right now, taking most of the business already and has the Lewes Road store not far away.

Brownfield sites are few and far between, so make sure the powers-that-be arrive at a sensible decision - that must be accommodation for people, so badly needed.

-V A Gander, Balcombe