Mr. Paul Hogan:

Regarding NPO 48, housing need and demand assessment as a tool was introduced in the NPF. I am not sure what the NPO was originally but certainly NPO 48 in the revision reiterates the need for housing need and demand assessment to primarily inform housing policies and strategies and associated land and zoning policies. Clearly, planning for a larger population and a larger set of housing targets will require more sources of housing or means of sourcing housing. Obviously we will have to look at things like vacancy, more zoning of land, bigger targets and how they can be achieved, which will have an impact on the range and choice of opportunities for development.