I was delighted to read that plans to redevelop Sidmouth are well under way (“Progress at last”, Opinion, September 27).

Obviously, no one grows their own fruit and veg any more, so I look foward to seeing those needless allotments eliminated and a supermarket complete with drive-through McDonald’s or Burger King in their place.

With all those extra cars coming into town using the extra parking achieved by taking off front gardens, I wondered if perhaps a bypass and flyover could be built on what is now the Byes.

As Sidmouth needs to get with the times, I look forward to seeing these plans come to fruition.

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