Mr. Paul Hogan:

That is already the case. If a developer wants to have a smooth passage towards development consent or permission he or she has to submit high-quality compliance submissions. The better developers always do. The question is how we embed that in the system across the board to ensure it happens in all cases. There was some concern, perhaps, that reverting to the two-stage system meant that the initial local government stage might be seen as a sort of trial run for the inevitable appeal. That can be avoided by ensuring the earlier stage is strengthened.