If Simon Burgess truly wanted to "honour the spirit of the Act" (Letters, May 15), he and Brighton and Hove City Council would not be encouraging developers to try to exploit a clause in the Brighton Marina Act of 1968 which was clearly intended only to allow Brighton Corporation to give permission for handrails, lighting and other health and safety paraphernalia to be visible above the height of the cliff.
In fact, many assurances can be found in Hansard's record of Parliament's consideration of the Act at the time the then Brighton Corporation had no interest in allowing building above cliff height.
There is no mention of "giving permission to developers" and a 40-storey tower was most certainly not the intention of this clause.
-Andrew Nicholson, Marina Village, Brighton
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