Mr. Robin Mandal:

Similarly, I have concerns about Part 9. I would simply drop it and retain section 50 until such time it needs to be renewed. I believe that section 50 works fine in the current Act.

In terms of a recommendation, it will add to the time but time spent before is much better than time spent after. I would really try to get into the Bill somewhere some form of pre-planning consultation for the citizen as well as for the developer. I know that would pile more work onto the local authorities, so I apologise to all my planning friends.