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The policy driver in NPF4 is certainly to get more activity in town centres. So much of what is happening across the whole planning reform agenda is interlinked; some will require legislation and some will require just a change of mindset.
It goes back to one of the things that I talked about before, which is the social value of the activity. However, that cannot get in the way of the welfare scenarios that are in the scope of the bill.
The cry that one constantly hears is, “I love venison, but I can’t get it. Where do you get it?” I heard that from the previous minister when we were having a venison meeting.
For example, if, this year, we end up with a number of small farms that cannot meet the requirement, how can someone get the Government to look at that and get the derogation in place?