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You have heard that a developer plans to build a shopping centre near your home. Write a letter to the council.

You have heard that a developer plans to build a shopping centre near your home. Write a letter to the council. Nr8Xy

Dear Sir or Madam, I am a resident of Boundary Road and I have recently read in the local newspaper that a shopping centre is going to be built near where I live. This news was rather a surprise to me. I have been living in Boundary Road for five years now and it has always been a very quiet street with very few tall buildings. I think a construction like this will change the atmosphere of the area considerably and, like many other residents I have spoken to, I am not at all happy about it. I think people who live in the area have a right to know more about the plan before it goes ahead, so I would like to request further details regarding the dates of the planned building work and the size of the centre. Also, I sincerely hope you are planning to provide a car park, as otherwise parking will become very difficult for everyone in the area. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, John Carlson

Dear Sir or Madam,

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 is going to be built
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.

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many
 other residents I have spoken to, I am not at all happy about it.

Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
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think
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live
 in the area have a right to know more about the plan This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:previouslyprior to
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details
 regarding the dates of the planned building work and the size of the Possible spelling mistake. 'centre' is British English.center
centre
. Also
, I sincerely
 hope you are planning to provide a car park, as otherwise
 parking will become This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:extremelyimmenselysupremelysuperb
very
 difficult for everyone in the area.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully
,

John Carlson