Sir, I read with increasing amazement your report (November 14) that Jamie Adams had joined other councillors in their call for a change in the proposed Planning Bill to make the Welsh language a statutory consideration so that developments can be approved or blocked on the basis of their language impact alone. As far as I am aware, buildings are inanimate objects, therefore any language impact must arise from the language of the potential inhabitants. Then I realised that the 'other councillors' all came from predominantly Welsh speaking constituencies and that this proposal would allow those councils to control the composition of their constituencies. Surely this is political gerrymandering with discriminatory overtones. Aside from these purely political considerations, the proposal will introduce an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy to already complex planning applications, it will deter developers by limiting the number of potential purchasers of their developments and it will make it even more difficult for the younger generation to achieve their ambition of purchasing a first time home. The under-performing Welsh National Health Service is currently held together by non-Welsh speaking staff, but they would be excluded from residing in these Welsh communities. It could also discourage overseas investors from bringing their money into Wales. For the record, I fully support any programme to facilitate and encourage the learning of the Welsh language and Welsh culture, but do feel that making gerrymandering and social engineering legal is a step too far. John H. T. Griffiths,