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I am trying to find a solution here both for nature and developers in my Amendment 130 by going back to basics and asking which features are really causing the blockages to developers. The much maligned bat is not one of them; it was responsible for just 0.8% of the planning refusals that were appealed in 2024. From discussions with many housebuilding associations, it appears that the main causes of this blockage are nutrient neutrality, water quality, water resource and air quality. Why should we not just put those into this and say that these are the ones that we will focus on and should be in this Bill?