Ms Maria Graham:

It means that a local authority doing its development plan has regard to minimum densities. The Office of the Planning Regulator, in looking at the situation, sees whether that "having regard" reflects the national planning framework, the regional strategies and the overall approach of increasing densities to ensure value for money and compact growth. In the context of the planning review, we are looking at ensuring clarity about which guidelines are mandatory and which are discretionary. That goes to the point.