Ms Maria Graham:

The piece on timelines is important because when one goes back to the organisational review, they weighed up the issue of the quality of decision making and timelines and made some recommendations in that area. I think we will hear similar comments to those made by the Deputy around the importance of certainty in respect of timelines. These are important issues for us to look at in the context of this review.

We are looking at resources, which are also associated with the efficiency and modernisation agenda as well. There are two pieces of resourcing that we are looking at. We are looking at the resourcing of the board and there is a significant project under way with the County and City Management Association, CCMA, with local authorities which looks at all the different functions, including enforcement. How many people are involved and what does it need to address any gaps, and what will it likely need for the future? In terms of planning reform, we see the resourcing question as being very much tied with learning and development and with the digital agenda to the planning reform. There may be four legs to a chair but they have to travel in tandem.

I refer to the point raised around Traveller accommodation recommendations. Basically, in any area where work has been done, including in the architectural side where there have been reviews, we are looking at that in the context of this planning review.