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I have taken soundings on this idea over a long time from a very large number of developers and land promoters, and literally every one of them has said they would definitely pay a £10,000 to £20,000 fee to obtain these things. I would estimate that the appellants in at least 300 appeals minimum per year, and probably more, would pay an optional fee of that order of magnitude in order to achieve the things I have outlined. That would generate for PINS, at the flick of a switch, a fund for the private sector of several million pounds to fund a fast-track system and an A-list of higher-paid inspectors. This would have the added advantage of providing a career ladder for inspectors to progress higher than the existing ceiling, possibly tempering the existing pay concerns which led to the recent strikes.