Mr. Gavin Lawlor:

Active land management really works and it works well in the Netherlands but it takes many years to gain the requisite expertise to deliver it in a meaningful way. Moving from where we are now to that sort of system, to one that is as well developed as the Dutch one, would be a significant challenge for us. I am not saying that the ambition should not be there but it would be a very significant challenge. In the first instance, we have to look at what we can achieve. We can actively manage land in different ways. Development goals can only be based on the four basics of infrastructure. If we do not have access and public transport and have not decided what that looks like, if we do not have foul water, potable water or surface water, then we are not going to be building there. All of those things sit within the gift of local authorities. Active land management can be done even at the most basic level, in the first instance, to prioritise the delivery of land.