Mr. Paul Hogan:

That is a very relevant question but the reality is we are all agreed that we need more housing and we need the planning system not to be perceived as a barrier to its delivery. That is always one of the first things people say when they talk about housing delivery. The regulatory process should be relatively straightforward when land is identified as being zoned for housing. We have not changed that. There is very little difference at the middle eight-week stage to most other types of planning application. There is still eight weeks for making a decision. The big difference is in the pre-application stage, which tries to iron out as many things as possible upfront. That is not unreasonable when it comes to housing development for a whole range of reasons. We have already talked about the need to strengthen development plans and local area plans.