Mr. James Benson:

There is a complication that needs to be overcome. There is a need for prioritisation between planning, conservation and fire regulations. This is one of the reasons we have not seen a greater use of our built environment. The UK uses a graded system for conservation where no material changes are made to the outside but the necessary fire lobbies can be installed inside. There needs to be alignment between conservation, planning and fire regulations. However, we can bring these units forward.

Deputy Gould is right in that we need to make better use of the built environment, including these vacant units. We talk to homebuilders throughout the country a number of days every week. They say one of the main barriers to delivery is infrastructure. Deputy Gould spoke about making better use of the built environment that already had critical infrastructure in place. That would provide cost savings and time savings and make better use of infrastructure. This critical issue needs to be addressed.