From my idyllic and treasured memories of a more sensitive, caring and respectful era, I could not remotely envisage that the proposed development would enhance the area which is currently occupied by the King Alfred Centre on Hove seafront.

It is absolutely vital to the heritage of Brighton and Hove that when a building is deemed to be of no further use, it is replaced with a structure which incorporates elegance, splendour, dignity and historic ambience.

I do not doubt that Frank Gehry is a splendid architect. However, that does not give him a divine right to override the many people in your community who must be feeling, as I do, that his design would not fit well into the area.

Brighton is my place of birth. I lived in Hove just after the Second World War, in an era when ball games were not allowed on the tranquil Hove Lawns.

Brighton and Hove should cherish its distinctive and diverse culture and embrace the gravitas of its heritage.

-Mary Ratcliffe, Swindon