i think erm there is some dispute as to erm what size the new settlement must be to become what's termed an integrated and balanced community, and given the importance of this issue, and it has been with us for the last three years, ever since the new settlement was first proposed, erm i find it very surprising that north yorkshire county council have not undertaken any work of their own on this subject area, and have relied instead on a a residual approach to to find the new settlement size, and i must say i find that very unsatisfactory, what north yorkshire county council are inviting you, erm, to accept is whatever size the residual for greater york is, you know, has been in the past i should say, proposals from the public, from the private sector have come forward,an and the county council have used those proposals as confirmation that the new settlement of that particular size was viable, it's a sort of self fulfilling prophecy, now i think that's unacceptable, what they haven't done is the second part of the technical exercise, which is to to look at the thresholds of the various services and facilities required in the new settlement.