HAVING read with interest the various letters that you have published about our proposed Coppergate Riverside scheme, I felt I must respond to some of the factually incorrect claims that have been made.

I would like to assure your readers of the following:

It is not our intention to locate fast food outlets in any of the units facing onto Clifford's Tower, though there will be provision for high quality restaurants as part of the mixed use development.

Should planning permission be granted, the construction will not involve any pile-driving on the car park site. Piles will be bored - a process which ensures that there is no damage to adjacent buildings, while minimising both noise and vibration.

We understand there has been overwhelming interest in the C&A store and we are confident that a new tenant will be in place shortly after C&A decided that it wished to vacate the premises.

I hope that this letter has helped to answer some of the misconceptions about our development and I look forward to the continuing debate in your pages.

R J Akers,

Assistant Director,

Land Securities.