Ms Joan Martin:

The reality is that if the members of the council decide, as they did on a number of councils, that there are to be no takeaways within 200 m, 400 m or whatever distance from a school, then the executive must ensure that every aspect of the plan reflects that policy the council has adopted. The Deputy is talking about the matrix that is set out which shows what is open for consideration in all of the different zones. If the original draft plan is now in conflict with the policy that the council has adopted, the staff will have to go back and ensure that if there is to be no takeaway in this particular area then it is not open for consideration. The plan cannot be in conflict with itself across its breadth but as we have said earlier, it is not a simple matter and there is the whole issue of ancillary use where something is permitted for development means and another use can also be allowed as long as it is ancillary. It is a complicated area and one size does not fit all. If it could always be dealt with in terms of a local plan area, the particular circumstances of a particular town or village could always be taken into account, but we would not go down to the level of doing local plan areas for every single town and village. It is not easy. Who knows what might happen with these plans? They could be challenged or tested at some stage along the way. It is not simple or a cut and dried matter to decide that land will be zoned for industrial or residential purposes. It is a slightly fuzzy area and is not black and white at all.