Thank you. Yes, I agree—the capacity of primary care facilities is an important material consideration when considering the planning merits of a proposed development. Obviously, the local health board is responsible for providing primary care services for its local population, so I would expect them to engage in the preparation of any development plans. They know what capacity they've got. It's important that a GP surgery feeds that information through to the local health board. 

We are having discussions at the current time as to whether health boards should be statutory consultees for major planning applications.