Mr. Gavin Lawlor:

Yes and no. If there is a consequence, in other words, if I can create delay in a process and I have an ulterior motive, such as being a competitor or objecting in principle to the form of development, whatever it might be, I can delay it by simply throwing a red herring at it. This is the problem with trying to resolve it at an early stage. I agree totally that is a waste of time for a planning authority to go through the entire process.