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According to the ministers statement in Feb; http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/draft_spps_minister_s_statement_to_the_assembly_04_02_2014.pdf
the new Strategic Planning Policy Statement for Northern Ireland (SPPS) will consolidate all the planning polices , i'm not sure if this means a loosening of the criteria or if each council will have to draw up their own policies based on the existing PPS21?

They say they will Publish SPPS in final form in Autumn / Winter 2014/15

Whats the approx cost of getting someone to submit an application for outline planning - including drawing up block plans etc?

Yeah, but its abit grey - "Has the business claimed .....in the last 6 years"

I'd read this as having claimed at some point in the past 6 years, not necessarily 6 consecutive years of claiming..

The other concern is how this will be in a couple of years, given the changes to SFP next year, as the changes to the councils.

u are actively farming for the last 6+ years and no site has been passed on the farm in the last 10 years. Actively farming means SFP has been claimed on the ground for at least 6 years.

Are you sure about this? my understanding is - farm established at least 6 years, and are currently actively farming. I'm not sure that they check that you have been actively farming for each of the past 6 years. They'll ask DARD how long the farm business ID has been established, and if there is currently Single Farm Payment being claimed.
its prob a grey area, but this is my understanding of it...

Do do McIlroy & Garcia use a Nike or Taylormade ball in the foursome??

What price did you get? - I think they could be beaten too. America seem to be coming in v much under the radar...

Swing for Europe - Paddy Power;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXhLMIDscTI

Believe it or not - this can be a warning that your brake lights aren't working right!! 
Check your brake lights are working, for me it meant changing the switch down at the brake pedal - bought it off ebay for ~£20 and replaced it myself. ( this was on a VW golf but prob the same for skoda)

'How to' posted here;
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?1158315-DIY-Installing-a-new-brake-light-switch-(without-breaking-it!)

[entitlements should be allocated to the person enjoying decision making power, benefits and financial risks in relation to the agricultural activity on the land]

its crazy downtown and it will be worse as I fear a lot of men will be after cattle so as to keep the SFP.

How does this help them keeping the Single Farm Payment?

You must be an active farmer to claim payment, you must have stock, in the past you only needed land.

Q 13. What is the new definition of an 'Active Farmer'?
A. There is a provision in EU legislation adopted by the EU Commission on 11
March 2014 which states that "in line with the case law of the Court of Justice
of the European Union, payment entitlements should be allocated to the
person enjoying decision making power, benefits and financial risks in relation
to the agricultural activity on the land for which such allocation is requested." 
This provision has particular relevance for land let under conacre
arrangements. In general terms, this means that in 2015, when all existing
SFP entitlements are abolished and new entitlements established, then
landowners renting out land in conacre will not be able to establish
entitlements on that land. The principle being that where land is let, then the
farmer actively farming the land will be the one claiming direct payments on
that land. 
In brief, it will generally be the case that if a landowner receives a rent for
his/her land, the conacre tenant will obtain the benefit from the agricultural
activity undertaken on that land. Therefore, the tenant should establish
entitlements and claim payments in 2015. 
The EU legislation (Delegated Act) will be confirmed in May 2014.



The way i read that says you just need to be the one responsible for the land, whether that be keeping it in good state, growing grass on it etc. Not necessarily with stock...? No?

its crazy downtown and it will be worse as I fear a lot of men will be after cattle so as to keep the SFP.

How does this help them keeping the Single Farm Payment?

I was with airtricity until Dec, when my contract ran out (was previously with Budget Energy). They were going to put me up to 17p /kWh ! - Made the change to Electric Ireland - 14.77p / kWh.
Used that consumer council comparison table to make the decision. Switching is easy - I change as soon as whoever I'm with stops being the cheapest.

Braun electric tootbrush for £15...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003U9V7LE/ref=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item

If she's delighted with it, tell you want her to get you of these in the Jan sales;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B003E44TBK/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=1386758397&sr=1-1

"conor macauley ‏@TVconormac
Roads schemes to beneft. A8 Larne gets another £30m. £13.6 for Magherafelt bypass. £8m on A26 @ Glarryford. £1m on A6 @ C'dawson"

Not all the money going east - Magherafelt bypass going ahead and £1m at Castledawson....

Just wonderin....... How much, if any, of that 3.5 million has to passed to HQ???
Does each county board get to spend all of their own individual sponsorship money?

Lease deals - are they not v restrictive in terms of the mileage you can do per year?