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All the possible development will involve greater use of waterside land. Planning guidance would seek to ensure that only those businesses that need waterside premises obtain planning permission. This process could be aided by the development of industrial estates at inland sites where there is a priority for marine related service industries such as equipment supply and repair, software and instrumentation, insurance, and other support services.
Overall the package would represent the best assessment of what could be managed in the area, and provide a clear guide to the competent authorities who grant consents. Given the clarity of the programme, the main environmental agencies would have some assurance regarding salami slicing, and would see a major collaborative compensation and habitat building programme as part of the package. The objective would now be to deliver the targets while minimising local loss, but accepting the overall programme represents a no net loss scenario. Developers would know where they stood, and what they could bid for.
The alternative is continuous trench warfare.
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