SIR - I read with sadness your article All change for historic sites' (Monday, January 28).

The planners in Worcester have absolutely no interest in the city they live in. I am currently reading An Inspector Recalls by Derek Sherborn.

Derek was an inspector, and later principal inspector, in the historic buildings department for the Ministry of Town and Country Planning throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s. He refers to a visit he made to compile a list of historic buildings and says: "Many authorities were furious at the idea of a list at all and in one case, when the authority exploded with rage, I had to do the whole list again. They wanted it drastically cut down, but the list was so poor I compiled a new one which was twice as long, and this was Worcester".

He goes on to say: "They had already destroyed a whole mediaeval street, Lich Street, and bulldozed the Lych Gate (supposedly at 4am on a Sunday morning so the story goes) to stop anyone from objecting. The council's view of Britannia Square, a layout of very rare Regency villas, was that it was past its prime and that the properties were of no practical purpose'."

It seems to me that the planners of Worcester have learned nothing during the intervening years.

They seem to have little appreciation or knowledge of the history and architecture of their city.

How much longer are we prepared to put up with this total disregard for anything of quality in Worcestershire?

PHIL DOUCE, Worcester.