Land use planning provides a sort of road map and a sense of the priorities of the people who live there. It helps delineate and provide industry with a sense of where they're going to be most welcome and areas where they might want to tread a little more lightly. That kind of information is far better to have up front than late in the process. Land use planning provides you with that early information that I think helps guide investment decisions.
On February 5th, 2013. See this statement in context.