Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008

I hope that the noble Lord will appreciate that 3 per cent plus 3 per cent plus 3 per cent plus 3 per cent, which is the way the system tends to work, soon becomes a large sum. Although of itself this may be small, a whole lot of other things are going on and development costs are inflating at above the average rate.