Ms Rachel Kenny:

It would not necessarily be a concern but it would be a consideration. Where there are multiple applications we will look at the services that exist within an area and the level of open space and so on. A higher density does not necessarily mean that there is inadequate open space or that the open space necessarily fails to comply with the county development plan. The two things are not mutually exclusive. As has been mentioned on numerous occasions, the board takes into consideration the chief executive's report, which is the submission and comments of the planning authority, which would raise and flag those issues so they are fully considered within the planning inspector's report and within the board decision. Those issues would be before the board when making a decision.